Health
One year on, WHO says early alarm on COVID-19 fell on some deaf ears – The Japan Times
The WHO sounded its highest level of formal alarm on Jan. 30, 2020, but it didn’t use the word “pandemic” until March 11.
Geneva – Nearly a year after first describing COVID-19 as a pandemic, the World Health Organization complained Monday that some failed to listen to its earlier urgent warnings.
The WHO sounded its highest available level of alarm on Jan. 30, 2020, by declaring a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
But it was not until it used the word “pandemic” which does not feature in the official international health alert system on March 11 that many countries jumped into action.
WHO director-general…
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