WHO: Europe Replaces China as Epicenter of Virus Pandemic
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(Worthy News) – The World Health Organization says Europe has replaced China as the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters Friday in Geneva that in Europe “more cases are now being reported every day than were reported in China at the height of its epidemic.”
Officials in Italy said Friday the number of coronavirus infections soared by more than 2,500 in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number infected in the country to 17,660. The number of coronavirus deaths in Italy, the hardest-hit country outside of China, is 1,266. [ Source: VOA News (Read More…) ]
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