Coronavirus: What is a pandemic and why use the term now? (video)
15:27, 12 March
The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).
- Share on Facebook
- Share on VK
- Share on Twitter
WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold in two weeks. He said he was "deeply concerned" by "alarming levels of inaction".
A pandemic is a disease that is spreading in multiple countries around the world at the same time.
Hours later Italy said all shops except food shops and pharmacies would close.
