WHO declares that virus crisis is now a pandemic

A student wears a mask as he exits the metro at George Washington University in Washington, Wednesday. The World Health Organization has declared that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic. Associated Press photo

 Jose Luis Magana
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ROME — Expressing alarm both about mounting infections and slow government responses, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic but also said it's not too late for countries to act.

By reversing course and using the charged word "pandemic" that it had previously shied away from, the U.N.

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