发表时间： 2020-03-12 03:44:37作者：
3月11日，WHO宣布中共肺炎是大流行性疾病。（图片来源：Adobe Stock）
【看中国2020年3月12日讯】中共肺炎(又称武汉肺炎、新冠肺炎，COVID-19)疫情在全球持续快速蔓延，世界卫生组织（WHO）在瑞士日内瓦宣布，中共肺炎为大流行疾病（Pandemic）。
综合世界媒体报导，WHO秘书长谭德塞（Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus）3月11日在日内瓦新闻媒体记者会上称，这是由中共肺炎病毒引发的第一次大流行性疾病。未来一段时间内，预期中共肺炎患者人数、死亡人数和确诊病例国家的数量会进一步增加。
WHO官方推特发文称，谭德赛宣布：“我们进行了评估，COVID-19可以被描述为大流行疾病”。
"WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction"-@DrTedros #COVID19
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 11, 2020
"Thousands more are fighting for their lives in hospitals.
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 11, 2020
In the days and weeks ahead, we expect to see the number of #COVID19 cases, the number of deaths, and the number of affected countries climb even higher"-@DrTedros #coronavirus
