As of Friday, more than 31,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported, resulting in at least 636 deaths.
6:35 am: WHO director-general warns of a chronic shortage of personnel protective equipment
The director-general of the World Health Organization has warned about the risk of a chronic shortage of protective equipment as countries work to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. Speaking at an executive board meeting at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was concerned about a lack of masks, gloves and other protective equipment, Reuters reported. Tedros also said there had been fewer reported coronavirus infections in China over the last two days.
that the panic buying of face masks to protect against the coronavirus was "completely understandable," but ultimately unwarranted. They also warned a shortage of masks could pose a risk to health workers.has heaped praise on Chinese President Xi Jinping for "leading the counterattack" against the coronavirus. The U.S.
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