Breaking who declares covid 19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020.
However, the first reported cases of COVID-19 occurred in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The Chinese government was informed of the outbreak on December 31, 2019, and they launched an investigation on January 1, 2020.
The WHO was informed of the outbreak on December 31, 2019, and they issued a statement on January 9, 2020, saying that a "cluster of pneumonia cases" had been reported in Wuhan, China.
As the number of cases and deaths continued to rise, the WHO issued a series of statements and updates, including:
- January 21, 2020: The WHO declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
- January 30, 2020: The WHO issued a statement saying that the outbreak was a "public health emergency of international concern" and that it was "too early to say" if it would become a pandemic.
- February 11, 2020: The WHO announced that the outbreak had been named COVID-19, short for "coronavirus disease 2019".
- March 11, 2020: The WHO declared the outbreak a global pandemic, saying that it had "spread rapidly around the world" and that it was "a pandemic of unprecedented scale".
The declaration of a global pandemic was made after the WHO's Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, held an emergency meeting with the WHO's Emergency Committee. The committee was made up of international experts who reviewed the latest data and evidence on the outbreak.
The declaration of a global pandemic was made to raise awareness of the severity of the outbreak and to urge countries to take immediate action to slow the spread of the virus.