The deadly coronavirus has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

WHO leader Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today said: “We have never before seen a pandemic sparked by a coronavirus.”

“Thousands more are fighting for their lives in hospitals.

In the days and weeks ahead, we expect to see the number of #COVID19 cases, the number of deaths, and the number of affected countries climb even higher”-@DrTedros #coronavirus

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

“And we have never before seen a pandemic that can be controlled at the same time.

“WHO has been in full response mode since we were notified of the first cases”.

WHO director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement at a press conference Wednesday.

The organization did not take this decision lightly, he said, adding that countries can still change the course of the pandemic.

There are now over 118,000 cases of Covid-19 in 114 countries around the world.

source thesun.co.uk