Coronavirus outbreak: WHO calls threat of COVID-19 pandemic ‘very real’

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General said Monday that the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic has become “very real”. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus added that it would, however, be the first pandemic in history that could be controlled.

• Coronavirus: Italy extends lockdown to entire country as new COVID-19 cases surge
• Threat of coronavirus pandemic ‘very real’: WHO director