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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by MockObject on Thursday January 30, 2020 @03:21PM (#22195110)
> WHO spent the majority of the press briefing in very eerie and artificial sounding praise of China.

This was my favorite:

> "The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other countries," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Obvious cautious tip-toe is obvious.

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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by Anon84 on Thursday January 30, 2020 @03:24PM (#22195127)
> Obvious cautious tip-toe is obvious.

Yes and no. The guidelines for declaring a (Phase 5) outbreak is to have person to person transmission in 2+ regions of the world. https://www.who.int/influenza/resources/documents/pandemic_p... So, yes, it is about what's happening outside China.

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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by dugditches on Thursday January 30, 2020 @03:59PM (#22195510)
What about the next line?

"Our greatest concern is the potential for this virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems which are ill-prepared to deal with it."

I'd call it simply stating their reasoning rather than 'tip-toeing' or 'artificial praise'.

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