World is 'dangerously unprepared for global pandemic': WHO

WHO declared the new coronavirus a Global Health Emergency last January 31

WHO declared the new coronavirus a Global Health Emergency last January 31 Source: AAP

The World Health Organisation says a new system is needed for fighting virus outbreaks, warning the world is "dangerously unprepared for a global pandemic." It comes as China's death toll from the coronavirus passes 360, exceeding the 349 mainland fatalities from the SARS outbreak in the early 2000s.



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