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March 26, 2020

World Health Organization Urges Dramatic Action as Global Coronavirus Cases Near 500,000
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In Geneva, the director-general of the World Health Organization on
Wednesday urged world leaders to take strong actions to end the scourge
of coronavirus sweeping the globe, as global confirmed cases approached
a half a million.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: "We have overcome many pandemics and crises
before. We will overcome this one, too. The question is how large a
price we will pay. Already we have lost more than 16,000 lives. We know
we will lose more. How many more will be determined by the decisions we
make and the actions we take now."



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