World Health Organization warns against global overreaction to COVID-19 outbreak

The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned against global overreaction to the COVID-19 outbreak.The statement comes on the back of a series of panic stockpiling, travel curbs and event cancellations across the region. The WHO said new data from Chinese health officials hinted at slowing infection rate -- over 80% of cases out of China have reportedly been mild, with the number of new cases falling since early February. The United Nations agency also said infection and mortality rates outside of the epidemic centre are relatively low, and stressed that the new coronavirus is "less deadly" than SARS or MERS.

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