Coronavirus a pandemic: What it means and how is it different from an epidemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus a pandemic: What it means and how is it different from an epidemic

India Today  

The World Health Organization declared on Wednesday that the coronavirus outbreak could now be characterised as a "pandemic". We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterised as a pandemic," WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. The outbreak of coronavirus was declared as a pandemic as the United States stocks plunged into bear market territory and several American cities joined European counterparts in banning large gatherings due to the alarming levels of its spread. The word epidemic originates from the Greek word 'epidemia' while the word pandemic originates from the word 'pandemos', which denotes "all people".

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What is Disease X and how will pandemic preparations help the world?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

What is Disease X and how will pandemic preparations help the world?

Al Jazeera  

WHO Director-General Tedros joined world leaders at the Davos summit to discuss strategies for the next potential pandemic. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a panel of health industry leaders discussed the importance of preplanning for the outbreak of a hypothetical “Disease X”. Labelling this potential threat as “Disease X” is meant to prioritise preparations for dealing with …

Disease X: Potential global pandemic 20 times deadlier than COVID
1 year, 3 months ago

Disease X: Potential global pandemic 20 times deadlier than COVID

Op India  

With COVID-19 evolving into a persistent and increasingly known health challenge, global healthcare experts are now preparing for a possible emergence of “Disease X.” They warn that this novel virus could potentially yield an impact that can be twice that of the catastrophic pandemic Spanish Flu of 1918-1920. Today, we could expect a similar death toll from one of the …

What is 'post-pandemic'?
1 year, 5 months ago

What is 'post-pandemic'?

NPR  

The phrases we use for the moment we're in Enlarge this image Carlos Carmonamedina for NPR Public Editor Carlos Carmonamedina for NPR Public Editor We frequently discuss the pandemic as if it were a thing of the past. Pandemic phrases Kent Hall wrote on June 24: Why do NPR hosts and correspondents refer to our current time period as "post …

WHO, Believes Disease X Could Create A Pandemic Like Situation, All You Need To Know
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO, Believes Disease X Could Create A Pandemic Like Situation, All You Need To Know

News 18  

As the world gradually returns to a sense of normalcy following the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the scientific and public health communities remain steadfast in their preparations for future outbreaks and pandemics. As the global community reflects on the challenges and lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, the pursuit of knowledge and preventive measures against future outbreaks …

WHO says COVID emergency is over. So what does that mean?
1 year, 8 months ago

WHO says COVID emergency is over. So what does that mean?

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization downgraded its assessment of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, saying it no longer qualifies as a global emergency. Tedros said that for the past year, WHO and its emergency committee experts have been analyzing COVID-19 data to decide when the time would be right to lower its level of alarm. The U.S. is ending its public …

COVID no longer a global health emergency, WHO says
1 year, 8 months ago

COVID no longer a global health emergency, WHO says

Al Jazeera  

UN health agency declares end to public health emergency of international concern, in place for more than three years. COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a “global health emergency”, the World Health Organization says. “Yesterday, the Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern,” WHO …

Covid still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point, says WHO chief
1 year, 11 months ago

Covid still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point, says WHO chief

India Today  

The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of WHO’s annual executive board meeting, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “there is no doubt that we’re in …

WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing ‘inflection’ point
1 year, 11 months ago

WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing ‘inflection’ point

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of WHO’s annual executive board meeting, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “there is no doubt that …

COVID is still a global emergency but may be nearing an ‘inflection point,’ WHO says
1 year, 11 months ago

COVID is still a global emergency but may be nearing an ‘inflection point,’ WHO says

LA Times  

COVID-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found that the pandemic may be nearing an “inflection point” where higher levels of immunity can lower coronavirus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of the WHO’s annual executive board meeting, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “there is no doubt that we’re …

What is ‘Disease X’? Why top experts are warning of another pandemic?
2 years, 6 months ago

What is ‘Disease X’? Why top experts are warning of another pandemic?

Live Mint  

‘Disease X’ is causing much a concern in Britain and accordingly, health experts have urged the government to remain prepared for a new pathogen owing to the fact that the country has seen several infections in the recent past. Medical experts have warned, as reported by The Mirror, “We're living through a new pandemic era, and Disease X’ could be …

'Pandemic is not over': WHO's warning as Covid-19 cases surge globally
2 years, 9 months ago

'Pandemic is not over': WHO's warning as Covid-19 cases surge globally

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned that the world will continue to battle with surging Covid-19 infections and its emerging variants until all countries are covered with high vaccination. Until we reach high vaccination coverage in all countries, we will continue to face the risk of infections surging and new variants emerging that evade," said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom …

What’s the difference between ‘pandemic’ and ‘endemic’?
2 years, 10 months ago

What’s the difference between ‘pandemic’ and ‘endemic’?

LA Times  

Long lines for coronavirus testing should be a distant memory by the time COVID-19 becomes an endemic disease. COVID-19 will never go away, infectious disease experts tell us, but the global health emergency it sparked will be over when the disease becomes “endemic.” That certainly sounds like something to look forward to. Endemic is related to two words we’ve come …

How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
3 years ago

How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?

India Today  

There’s no clear-cut definition for when a pandemic starts and ends, and how much of a threat a global outbreak is posing can vary by country. It’s about severity and it’s about impact,” says Dr. Michael Ryan, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief. In January 2020, WHO designated the virus a global health crisis “of international concern.” A couple months …

WHO warns Omicron variant poses ‘very high’ global risk
3 years, 1 month ago

WHO warns Omicron variant poses ‘very high’ global risk

Al Jazeera  

New Omicron coronavirus variant could have ‘severe consequences’ in some places, WHO says, as the world grapples to contain its spread. The heavily mutated Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally and poses a very high risk of infection surges that could have “severe consequences” in some places, the World Health Organization says. “The overall global risk related to …

Disease X: The next killer pandemic?
3 years, 11 months ago

Disease X: The next killer pandemic?

India Today  

A little over a year ago humanity learnt of a then small outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan, China. Considering the reports of avian influenza in birds in India, here’s look at a new influenza virus as a potential future pandemic foe. While the virus is highly lethal, fortunately, it doesn’t spread easily from human to human, but as we have …

Coronavirus pandemic severe, but ‘not necessarily the big one’: WHO
4 years ago

Coronavirus pandemic severe, but ‘not necessarily the big one’: WHO

Hindustan Times  

The novel coronavirus has had a devastating impact around the globe, but the World Health Organization warned Monday that worse pandemics could lie ahead, urging the world to get “serious” about preparedness. “This is a wakeup call,” WHO emergencies chief Michael Ryan told reporters at a briefing marking a year since the UN agency first learned of the new virus …

History tells us this won't be last pandemic, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on coronavirus
4 years ago

History tells us this won't be last pandemic, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on coronavirus

Firstpost  

The WHO director-general also condemned the ‘dangerously short-sighted’ cycle of throwing cash at outbreaks but doing nothing to prepare for the next one Geneva: The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health is “doomed” without tackling climate change and animal welfare, the World Health Organization’s chief said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also condemned the …

Many U.S. health experts underestimated the coronavirus — until it was too late
4 years ago

Many U.S. health experts underestimated the coronavirus — until it was too late

LA Times  

A patient is rushed to intensive care to be intubated and placed on a ventilator at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica. https://t.co/b8ZdEGIzyJ — Caitlin Rivers, PhD January 5, 2020 “If you cry wolf too often, people will never pay attention,” said epidemiologist Mark Wilson of the University of Michigan School of Public Health. “I wouldn’t criticize people …

13 Words Or Phrases That Would Totally Confuse Pre-COVID Us
4 years ago

13 Words Or Phrases That Would Totally Confuse Pre-COVID Us

Huff Post  

Illustration: Rebecca Zisser/HuffPost; Photos: Getty Ah, 2019 us. pic.twitter.com/O7xlBGAiZY — Dr Siouxsie Wiles March 8, 2020 Community spread When public health experts talk about a rise in “community spread,” they’re saying that so many people have been infected by the virus in an area, it’s hard to pinpoint where someone caught it. Zoom Prior to March 2020, if you thought …

'Pandemic' chosen as Word of the Year 2020 by Dictionary.com
4 years, 1 month ago

'Pandemic' chosen as Word of the Year 2020 by Dictionary.com

India Today  

Dictionary.com has declared ‘pandemic’ as its Word of the Year 2020 due to its frequent usage from the beginning of the year as the Covid-19 pandemic rapidly spread across the world. Dictionary.com defines the word pandemic as “a disease prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world.” After the loss of life observed across the world and millions …

Dictionary companies choose same word of the year: pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

Dictionary companies choose same word of the year: pandemic

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Because the coronavirus pandemic brought on gargantuan language changes, …

Merriam-Webster's Word of 2020 is One We All Learnt All Too Well: Pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

Merriam-Webster's Word of 2020 is One We All Learnt All Too Well: Pandemic

News 18  

If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020, which word would it be? Ding, ding, ding: Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year. The word pandemic dates to the mid-1600s, used broadly for “universal” and more specifically to disease in a medical text in the 1660s, he said. “We see …

WHO chief says there is no return to normalcy in the future, too many countries are heading in the wrong direction with Coronavirus
4 years, 5 months ago

WHO chief says there is no return to normalcy in the future, too many countries are heading in the wrong direction with Coronavirus

Firstpost  

The WHO said that government and individual responses should depend on local virus conditions - namely, whether there is community spread or no. The World Health Organization’s chief on Monday slammed some government leaders for eroding public trust by sending mixed messages on the coronavirus and warned that their failures to stop their countries’ spiraling outbreaks mean there would be …

Coronavirus crisis may get worse, worse and worse, WHO warns
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus crisis may get worse, worse and worse, WHO warns

India Today  

The new coronavirus pandemic raging around the globe will worsen if countries fail to adhere to strict healthcare precautions, the World Health Organization warned on Monday. “Let me be blunt, too many countries are headed in the wrong direction, the virus remains public enemy number one,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from the UN agency’s headquarters …

WHO warns COVID-19 'getting worse'
4 years, 5 months ago

WHO warns COVID-19 'getting worse'

India TV News  

The World Health Organization said the novel coronavirus was yet to be brought under control "in most of the world", while warning that it was actually "getting worse". Speaking at a briefing on Friday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said: "The virus has upended health systems in some of the world's wealthiest nations, while some countries that have mounted a …

June 17, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 6 months ago

June 17, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

Health officials from various nations met in a World Health Organization webinar on Wednesday to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on fights against neglected tropical disease around the world. “In Rwanda, like many other countries in the world, we are fighting one enemy which is Covid-19 but other health essential programs may be also important to watch and follow so …

Containing the coronavirus infodemic
4 years, 7 months ago

Containing the coronavirus infodemic

The Hindu  

Social media platforms have seen a surfeit of text and graphics relating to the coronavirus. The facts that debunk these claims are just a Google search away, yet the convenience of sharing information with the touch of a button and the false pride that comes with being the virtual messiah who clears everyone’s doubt motivate people to share these messages …

What does coronavirus cluster mean? COVID-19 terms explained
4 years, 7 months ago

What does coronavirus cluster mean? COVID-19 terms explained

Al Jazeera  

We explain the jargon surrounding COVID-19 to help you understand the pandemic and how the world seeks to contain it. The news has been dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, with advice flying around about “social distancing”, the dangers of “COVID-19” and why it is a great idea to “flatten the curve”. In general, the World Health Organization uses the following …

Coronavirus | Humans to blame for pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Humans to blame for pandemic

The Hindu  

Whether it came from a bat or a pangolin is not certain, but one thing is: the coronavirus outbreak comes from the animal world. Gwenael Vourc’h of INRAE, a French public research institute, also blames human activity for the crossover between species.“Given the growth of the human population and its ever more intense use of planetary resources, the destruction of …

Past and future of Coronavirus Outbreak: Inside humanity's battle to contain pathogen that has paralysed the world
4 years, 9 months ago

Past and future of Coronavirus Outbreak: Inside humanity's battle to contain pathogen that has paralysed the world

Firstpost  

The COVID-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-generation event and while the response by policymakers has often been slow, physicians, scientists, and health-care workers have risen to the challenge. On 7 January, a new coronavirus later dubbed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 was identified as the cause of the cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, China. Before the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, virologists and …

What does COVID-19 stand for anyway?
4 years, 9 months ago

What does COVID-19 stand for anyway?

LA Times  

By now, you probably know the disease at the center of the global pandemic is called COVID-19. The answer is that COVID-19 a shorthand for “coronavirus disease 2019.” The World Health Organization made it official back in February, with the name written in all capital letters. It may seem obvious that a disease should have a name, but the WHO …

All Of The Important Coronavirus Terms, Explained
4 years, 9 months ago

All Of The Important Coronavirus Terms, Explained

Huff Post  

Illustration: Yenwei Liu/Damon Dahlen/HuffPost These past few weeks, as we’ve all adjusted to life during a pandemic, a new set of words has entered our collective vocabulary. Flatten the curve By now, there’s a good chance you’ve heard at least one person talk about “flattening the curve.” Maybe you’ve seen some version of a chart with curving lines depicting different …

Coronavirus pandemic accelerating: Warns WHO as global death toll due to COVID-19 surpasses 16,500
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic accelerating: Warns WHO as global death toll due to COVID-19 surpasses 16,500

India TV News  

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the coronavirus outbreak is accelerating but insists “we can change the trajectory of this pandemic.” More than 1.5 billion people — one-fifth of the world’s population — were urged or ordered to stay home Monday to try to blunt the spread of coronavirus. Meanwhile, amid the rise in novel coronavirus cases in India …

Coronavirus | Study warned of epidemic in February
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Study warned of epidemic in February

The Hindu  

Scientists and mathematical modellers — including prominent scientists at the Indian Council for Medical Research — concluded in February that a coronavirus “epidemic” in India is inevitable and the most aggressive airport screening would have delayed India’s first 1,000 cases by at most 45 days. The researchers include scientists from multiple ICMR institutes — many of whom are at the …

Coronavirus Outbreak: List of all State, Union territories helplines, Whatsapp chatbots, COVID-19 tracking map
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: List of all State, Union territories helplines, Whatsapp chatbots, COVID-19 tracking map

Firstpost  

The government of Indian, along with the Ministry of health and welfare have been updating the public with information regarding the pandemic. Toll-free helpline number: 1075 Central Helpline Number for corona-virus - 11-23978043/11-23978046 Helpline rmail ID : [email protected] OR [email protected] States Andhra Pradesh - 0866-2410978 Arunachal Pradesh - 9536055743 Assam - 6913347770 Bihar - 104 Chhattisgarh - 077122-35091 Goa - …

Coronavirus: WHO Head Says Nations Must Attack As 'Pandemic Is Accelerating'
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: WHO Head Says Nations Must Attack As 'Pandemic Is Accelerating'

NPR  

Coronavirus: WHO Head Says Nations Must Attack As 'Pandemic Is Accelerating' Enlarge this image toggle caption AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images With the coronavirus outbreak blowing past the 300,000-case mark, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says world leaders and health officials won't be able to defeat COVID-19 if they rely only on defensive measures such as social …

In pandemic, word definitions shift and new lexicon emerges
4 years, 9 months ago

In pandemic, word definitions shift and new lexicon emerges

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Newscasts bring word of “hot zones” and “lockdowns.” Conversations are littered with talk of “quarantines” and “isolation.” Leaders urge “social distancing” and “sheltering in place” and “flattening the curve.” In an instant, our vocabulary has changed — just like everything else. It seems like just days since people were looking up “caucus” for clarity on the American political …

People With Mild Symptoms Can Spread Coronavirus, European Researchers Warn
4 years, 9 months ago

People With Mild Symptoms Can Spread Coronavirus, European Researchers Warn

NPR  

People With Mild Symptoms Can Spread Coronavirus, European Researchers Warn Enlarge this image toggle caption Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images People infected with the coronavirus can spread it easily, even if they're not yet experiencing severe symptoms of the disease, according to virologists watching the pandemic unfold in Europe. "In this infection, we see very high levels of virus …

Jared Leto had NO IDEA about coronavirus pandemic after spending 12 days in the desert with no phone
4 years, 9 months ago

Jared Leto had NO IDEA about coronavirus pandemic after spending 12 days in the desert with no phone

Daily Mail  

What is the coronavirus? A study by the Wuhan Institute of Virology, published in February 2020 in the scientific journal Nature, found that the genetic make-up virus samples found in patients in China is 96 per cent identical to a coronavirus they found in bats. Here we're talking about a virus where we don't understand fully the severity spectrum but …

Coronavirus: everything you need to know about the pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: everything you need to know about the pandemic

CNN  

We’re living in unprecedented times – and as the coronavirus pandemic deepens and more restrictions are put in place around the world, the impact on our lives can be troubling and confusing. If you’re a college student affected by coronavirus or the parent of one, here’s what you need to know TV shows to help you find your happy place …

Coronavirus impact comes into focus: How it spreads, infects
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus impact comes into focus: How it spreads, infects

India Today  

The medical impact of the new coronavirus is coming into sharper focus as it continues its spread in what is now officially recognized as a pandemic. It's been taking two to three days, and "we are working really hard to see if we can shorten that time" by developing an in-house test, Dr. Aimee Moulin of the University of California, …

Analysis: Trump says the pandemic crisis was ‘unforeseen’ – but lots of people foresaw it
4 years, 9 months ago

Analysis: Trump says the pandemic crisis was ‘unforeseen’ – but lots of people foresaw it

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump has repeatedly described the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as a problem that nobody anticipated. “One month ago, experts were saying that it was likely to be pandemic, and the White House’s response was that this was under control, despite the fact that the US’s lack of testing was demonstrably giving a false …

Europe now ‘epicentre’ of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO
4 years, 9 months ago

Europe now ‘epicentre’ of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization said Friday that Europe was now the “epicentre” for the global coronaviruspandemic — and warned it was impossible to know when the outbreak would peak. Maria Van Kerkhove, who heads the WHO's emerging diseases unit, meanwhile warned it was “impossible for us to say when this will peak globally.” “We hope that it is sooner rather …

Europe now 'epicentre' of global coronavirus outbreak, says WHO
4 years, 9 months ago

Europe now 'epicentre' of global coronavirus outbreak, says WHO

The Telegraph  

Europe is now the "epicentre" for the global coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organisation confirmed on Friday, with the continent reporting more daily cases than China at the height of its outbreak. "Europe has now become the epicentre of the pandemic," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a virtual press conference, describing the more than 5,000 deaths worldwide from …

What is the difference between Pandemic, Epidemic and Outbreak?
4 years, 9 months ago

What is the difference between Pandemic, Epidemic and Outbreak?

India Today  

The World Health Organization declared the spread of Coronavirus or COVID-19 as a pandemic. So, to make things easier, we have explained the difference between the words -- pandemic, epidemic and outbreak and how they are used. When the Coronavirus or COVID-19 cases started to come up outside Wuhan in China, it was noted that the Coronavirus outbreak was turning …

Not a time to panic: The Hindu Editorial on India’s response to coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Not a time to panic: The Hindu Editorial on India’s response to coronavirus outbreak

The Hindu  

With the virus galloping to 116 countries/regions causing more than 118,000 cases and 4,291 deaths, as on Wednesday, March 11, the World Health Organisation took the last logical step the same day to spotlight the threat posed by the novel coronavirus — by declaring it a pandemic. On Monday, the WHO chief did caution that the “threat of a pandemic …

Coronavirus | WHO says COVID-19 is a ‘controllable pandemic’
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | WHO says COVID-19 is a ‘controllable pandemic’

The Hindu  

The new coronavirus outbreak “is a controllable pandemic” if countries step up measures to tackle it, the head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Full coverage on COVID-19 “That means finding and isolating as many cases as possible and quarantining their closest contacts,” he said, urging states to test every suspected case of COVID-19 in a bid to …

Coronavirus Outbreak: What's the difference between pandemic, epidemic and outbreak?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: What's the difference between pandemic, epidemic and outbreak?

Firstpost  

For weeks, epidemiologists have been calling coronavirus a pandemic and from an epidemiological perspective, WHO’s declaration is overdue. As an epidemiologist listening to the steady stream of conversation around the coronavirus, I’m hearing newscasters and neighbours alike mixing up three important words my colleagues and I use in our work every day: outbreak, epidemic and pandemic. If new local outbreaks …

WHO declares coronavirus a pandemic, urges aggressive action
4 years, 9 months ago

WHO declares coronavirus a pandemic, urges aggressive action

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic and urged aggressive action from all countries to fight it, as U.S. stocks plunged into bear market territory and several American cities joined global counterparts in banning large gatherings. “We are deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction.” After …

WHO declares coronavirus COVID-19 a pandemic and warns situation in Iran and Italy could be replicated in other countries
4 years, 9 months ago

WHO declares coronavirus COVID-19 a pandemic and warns situation in Iran and Italy could be replicated in other countries

ABC  

Coronavirus has officially been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. Key points: The latest figures from Italy show the death rate from the disease there is more than 6 per cent The WHO is calling on all countries to take "urgent and aggressive action" There are now more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries and 4,291 people have …

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