United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged countries to prevent the novel coronavirus epidemic from spiraling into a crisis with “dramatic consequences” for global health and the world economy. Guterres, speaking to reporters during a visit to the World Health Organization center for managing emergencies, called for fully funding the WHO’s appeal of $675 million to cover its overall response for three months. “All countries – and this is now a problem that is affecting many countries in the world – all countries must do everything to be prepared,” Guterres said after a briefing by WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other senior officials. “The disease it’s still […]