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WHO declares coronavirus a global health emergency
Description
January 30, 2020
The World Health Organization has now declared a global health emergency over the novel coronavirus outbreak, just a week after saying it was too early to do so. Redmond Shannon explains what prompted the WHO to change its mind, what the declaration means, and how the WHO is praising China's response to the outbreak.
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WHO declares coronavirus a global health emergency02:10 | January 30, 2020
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How the U.S. election could affect Canada’s energy sector02:02 | October 30, 2024
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Canada’s defence spending must double to meet NATO targets: PBO02:04 | October 30, 2024
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Liberal caucus shift focus from Trudeau future to defeating Conservatives02:03 | October 30, 2024
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U.S. election 2024: Trump, Harris virtually tied in polls02:03 | October 30, 2024
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Spain’s worst floods in decades leave some people in a ‘living hell’02:00 | October 30, 2024
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Global National: Oct. 3021:25 | October 30, 2024
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Atlantic Canada’s first marine mammal necropsy lab opens in N.S.01:49 | October 29, 2024
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‘Very dangerous precedent’: Israel condemned for banning Palestinian relief agency UNRWA02:48 | October 29, 2024
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Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Party re-elected with majority government02:00 | October 29, 2024
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WHO declares coronavirus a global health emergency02:10 | January 30, 2020
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How the U.S. election could affect Canada’s energy sector02:02 | October 30, 2024
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5.4M adults don’t have primary care, CIHI report says02:03 | October 24, 2024
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Northern Gaza ‘rapidly exhausting’ means to survive: UN01:53 | October 24, 2024
WHO declares coronavirus a global health emergency
Description
January 30, 2020
The World Health Organization has now declared a global health emergency over the novel coronavirus outbreak, just a week after saying it was too early to do so. Redmond Shannon explains what prompted the WHO to change its mind, what the declaration means, and how the WHO is praising China's response to the outbreak.
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