The death toll from the novel coronavirus has risen to nearly 2,700 worldwide, with the vast majority of those in mainland China. The total number of global cases stands at more than 80,000. Follow live updates:
From CNN's John Bonifield
Health officials have yet to label the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic -- but they could be close to calling it one. "We're really on the brink," says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes for Health.On Monday, the World Health Organization's director general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said coronavirus has pandemic potential -- but it’s not there yet.
He said the virus is affecting countries across the world in different ways and requires a tailored response, adding it’s not a one-size-fits-all response.Outbreaks get characterized as pandemics by epidemiologists -- who are not yet using the term.
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