WHO says coronavirus threat is ‘worse than terrorism’
As the disease finally gets a name, hundreds of international scientists gather in Geneva
A vaccine against the novel coronavirus could be up to a year and a half away, according to the WHO, which has dramatically escalated warnings as deaths in China surpass 1000.
The WHO director-general is urging the world to wake up to the virus’ threat, which he says is worse than terrorism, dubbing it “public enemy number one”.
