Millions could die if virus allowed to spread unchecked: UN chief

Millions of people could die from the new coronavirus, particularly in poor countries, if it is allowed to spread unchecked, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday, appealing for a coordinated global response to contain it.

“If we let the virus spread like wildfire — especiallyin the most vulnerable regions of the world — it would kill millions ofpeople,” he said.

   

“Global solidarity is not only a moral imperative, itis in everyone’s interests,” he said.

The outbreak has infected some 200,000 people and killed9,000, scorching through populations across the globe after emerging in Chinalate last year.WhileEurope has become the centre of the battle against the virus, closing bordersand sequestering millions of people in their homes, concerns are rising fordeveloping nations with fragile healthcare systems.

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