Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization says Europe, not China, is now the epicentre of the world's coronavirus pandemic.
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told in Geneva that more cases are now being reported every day than were reported in China at the height of its epidemic.
The head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says Europe, not China, is now the epicentre of the world's coronavirus pandemic.
He noted that 5,000 people have lost their lives, a tragic milestone.
He says Europe now has more reported virus cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined, apart from China.
Over 1,35,000 people have been infected worldwide, the most in China, where over 3,000 patients have died and over 62,000 have already recovered.
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(With inputs from AP)
