Coronavirus latest updates: WHO mission director warns world is `simply not ready` for pandemic
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Expert tells nations to access the expertise of China and prepare for a potential pandemic as the outbreak spreads across Europe. Follow live newsTenerife coronavirus: 1,000 guests at hotel quarantinedIran´s deputy health minister: I have coronavirusTell us: have you been affected by the coronavirus?What is coronavirus and what should I do if I have symptoms? 2.32am GMT Just to jump in, while the Australian press conference continues, we brought you the updated infection numbers from China a short time ago.The death toll of 52 people on Tuesday is the lowest daily figure from mainland China in more than three weeks, AFP is reporting. 2.30am GMT Amid questions on how long an event they are preparing for, Murphy notes that a slow paced outbreak puts far less pressure on the health system, even if it has a longer impact. `There´s always a possibility with a new virus that it could persist and come back on a seasonal basis. We don´t know these things.` Continue reading...