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"We have therefore made the assessment that # COVID19 can be characterized as a pandemic" - @ DrTedros # coronaviruspic.twitter.com / JqdsM2051A

- World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 11, 2020

“According to our estimates, COVID19 can be described as a pandemic,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhan Ghebreyesus during the briefing.

Gebreyesus had previously warned of a “real threat” to the coronavirus pandemic.

As of March 9, the number of infected exceeded 109 thousand in 104 countries.