Email Updated February 12, 2020 06:32:15 Photo: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus likened the coronavirus to a terrorist threat. (AP: Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone) Related Story: ‘It’s very unfair’: The trapped Aussies who missed the evacuation flights out of Wuhan Related Story: The flu has killed millions. Here’s what makes coronavirus a different kind of threat Related Story: ‘Frogmarched off to a room’: Australian with coronavirus reveals moment she found out she was infected Map: China The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the first vaccine targeting the new coronavirus could be 18 months away and warned of a global threat potentially worse than terrorism. Key points:A British man was dubbed a “super-spreader” of the virus, with six UK cases linked to himPotential new coronavirus case tested in Australian on board a quarantined cruise shipMore than 1,000 people have died and more than 43,000 people have been infected WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva the vaccine lag meant “we have to do everything today using available weapons” and said the epidemic posed a “very grave threat”.”To be honest, a virus is more powerful in creating political, economic and social upheaval than any terrorist attack,” Dr Ghebreyesus said. “A… Read full this story
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