A man preparing to enter a supermarket presenting his identity document to a staff member for verification before entering its premises, as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus, in Singapore on Saturday (May 2). Singapore has reported more than 17,000 cases of Covid-19. - AFP
GENEVA/BEIJING: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Saturday that the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak still constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO's highest level of alarm.
The PHEIC was declared on Jan 30 over the novel coronavirus outbreak, when there were only 82 Covid-19 cases outside China.
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