WHO to discuss making Public Health Emergency of International Concern over coronavirus on January 30

The Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus under the International Health Regulations will be reconvened by the World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on January 30 .

The Committee will advise the Director-General on whether the outbreak constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), and what recommendations should be made to manage it.

The Director-General’s decision, following the Committee’s advice, will be made public on WHO’s website and via a press conference. The recommendations will also be made public.