Today marks fifth anniversary of COVID-19 outbreak

The World Health Organisation is paying tribute to the lives lost to Covid-19, on the fifth anniversary of the outbreak of the virus.

On this day in 2019, the W-H-O was notified of a number of cases of ‘viral pneumonia’ in Wuhan, China.

Emergency systems were activated the next day, while the first set of guidance was published by January 12th, 2020.

W-H-O Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says we are better prepared for the next pandemic:

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