WHO Chief Tedros reiterates that there is no reason for measures that unnecessarily interfere with international travel and trade
|There have been 151 coronavirus cases in 23 countries outside China, said the World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday. He added that there is no reason for measures that unnecessarily interfere with international travel and trade.
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Urges countries to implement decisions that are evidence-based and consistent.
Our global connectiveness is a weakness in this outbreak but it is also our greater strength.
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This comes amidst an urgent appeal issued by China for protective equipment, including masks, suits and goggles to battle the virus outbreak.
According to Johns Hopkins University, there are now 17,459 confirmed cases. The death toll is 362 people, while 489 have recovered.
The market mood remains cautiously optimistic, somewhat buoyed by the recovery rally in the US Treasury yields. However, investors continue to fret over the negative economic impact of the coronavirus on the world’s second-largest economy, China, especially after the country’s stock markets crashed nearly 8% on Monday.
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