https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/30/who-declares-china-coronavirus-a-global-
health-emergency.html
The World Health Organization said the fast-spreading coronavirus that’s
infected more than 8,200 across the world is a global health emergency — a
rare designation that helps the international agency mobilize financial and
political support to contain the outbreak.
The announcement comes just hours after the U.S. confirmed its first human-
to-human transmission of the virus, which has killed at least 171 people in
China and has now spread to at least 18 other countries.