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US shows ‘very large acceleration’ in Covid-19 cases, has potential to become new epicenter of pandemic – WHO

24-3-2020 < RT 7 85 words
 

The amount of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the US is growing so rapidly that the country has a potential to become the new epicenter of the pandemic, a spokesperson for the World Health Organization (WHO) has said on Tuesday.


WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris was asked whether the US could become the new epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic. “We are now seeing a very large acceleration in cases in the U.S. So it does have that potential,” she replied.


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