A deadly yet mysterious virus which seems to have originated at the Chinese city of Wuhan has spread beyond the confines of the country as various countries brace themselves for the potential of an outbreak, including Egypt. According to an official ‘situation’ report by the World Health Organization (WHO), the virus’ outbreak has reached the US, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand through a number of confirmed cases. Considering the number of affected jumped from 1 to 440 in less than three weeks, the World Health Organization is to decide on declaring it a global health emergency on Wednesday. The Emergency Committee on the new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) meets today to ascertain whether the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, and what recommendations should be made to manage it https://t.co/Qtsxqkr7xi pic.twitter.com/aC8NYUkS9h — World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 22, 2020 HOW DID IT START Chinese authorities noted 44 cases of a pneumonia-like illness on December 31 which was then communicated to the WHO national office. Days later, the National Health Commission China associated the outbreak of the virus to exposure within a popular seafood market in Wuhan City,…
