The World Health Organization's emergency committee will recommend whether or not the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern – a PHEIC.
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The WHO director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has the final say on declaring a PHEIC. If he does, he would then issue recommendations to countries to combat the new virus, although WHO has no enforcement power.
The U.S. representative at the meeting is Martin Cetron, who heads the division of Global Migration and Quarantine at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The first U.S. case, reported Tuesday, involves a Washington state resident in his 30s who first displayed symptoms Sunday. He was listed in good condition at Providence Regional Medical Center in Snohomish County north of Seattle.
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Maybe Donald Trump can help he has connections…If Donald Trump doesn’t get convicted in the Senate and wins reelection who in their right mind could disagree with Franklin Graham when he said Donald Trump became president by the hand of God. You also have Pat Robertson broadcasting his TV show in all but three countries around the world. You know Pat Robertson must be praying for Donald Trump, because when Pat Robertson prays God changes the path of hurricane’s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxanrRY8vJA&t=18s
@*Omniscient* * Observator* is selling God down the drain supposed to be a joke as well?
@trail mark WTF ? Are you running a fever? How old are you?
@*Omniscient* * Observator* What do you care? There is a point to this story, killing God no matter what country you come from gives Satan a freehand in the soul. If you’re feeling miserable it’s nice to know reality still works.
@trail mark Good luck and good bye… Stop looking for doom and gloom ,it’s seems that it found you…..😢
@*Omniscient* * Observator* Thank you very much. Good luck with your soul I hope it has more content than what is attached to your name.
CCTV does not care about asking aid from international aid. What they really care about is the praise to the Chinese government from the WHO so they can brag their achievement in China.
CCP is not making things better
Devils, always deceiving the masses
that paky just wasted 5 min.
What was that!! All i heard was them avoiding questions! Do they not know anthing or is it so bad they dont want to cause panic!
USA Today Reports: Want to stop climate change? Embrace the nuclear option. And stop taking line hook and sinker on a 17 year old with special needs! …who writes fake diatribes on her Facebook!
Greta Thunberg go away 😲