WHO delays decision on whether novel coronavirus is global health emergency

World Health Organization officials said that they will delay until Thursday the decision on whether to declare the novel coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern or a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).

Members said Chinese health officials gave an extensive presentation on the virus, first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Infections have now been reported in the United States, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and possibly Russia.

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