الأحد، 31 يناير 2016

WHO holds emergency meeting to advise on response to Zika virus

UN health body to decide whether outbreak is global emergency demanding immediate international action

An emergency World Health Organisation committee will meet on Monday to advise on the international response to the Zika virus, as the number of infected people continues to soar.

The committee will decide whether to designate the mosquito-borne virus – which has been linked to serious birth defects – a global emergency meriting immediate coordinated international action, amid criticism that it has been too slow to act.

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