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‘Too early; to speak of pandemic, WHO says virus can be contained Pandemic

‘Too early; to speak of pandemic, WHO says virus can be contained

Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, attends a news conference on the coronavirus (COVID-2019) in Geneva, Switzerland February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseGENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the novel coronavirus outbreak was not out of control globally nor causing large-scale deaths and it…
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February 24, 2020
Death toll from coronavirus in Italy raises to 7, WHO warns of ‘potential pandemic’ Pandemic

Death toll from coronavirus in Italy raises to 7, WHO warns of ‘potential pandemic’

Italy will host a European summit on Tuesday in an effort to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, which has killed 7 people in the country.   Health ministries from Austria, France, Slovenia, Switzerland, Germany and Croatia will attend the event, after the number of infections in Italy rose to…
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February 24, 2020
New French health minister: ‘Credible risk’ of coronavirus pandemic Pandemic

New French health minister: ‘Credible risk’ of coronavirus pandemic

Newly-appointed French Health and Solidarity Minister Olivier Veran attends the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly in Paris, France, February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit TessierPARIS (Reuters) - New French health minister Olivier Veran said on Tuesday there is a “credible risk” China’s coronavirus outbreak…
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February 18, 2020
An inside look at the debate around pandemic bonds, which have $425 million hinging on how deadly the coronavirus ends up being Pandemic

An inside look at the debate around pandemic bonds, which have $425 million hinging on how deadly the coronavirus ends up being

AP Images / Kin CheungInvestors holding the World Bank's pandemic bonds stand to either reap massive profits or lose hundreds of millions of dollars, depending on the coronavirus outbreak's lethality. The instruments offer higher-than-average returns, but bondholders will lose their principal in the event of a qualifying pandemic. If certain…
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February 14, 2020