The World Health Organization yesterday characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic, saying it is alarmed by the spread of the disease and inaction from many countries. We’ll get a quick refresher on what this means.

<p>The World Health Organization yesterday characterised COVID-19 as a <a href="https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020">pandemic</a>, saying it is alarmed by the spread of the disease and inaction from many countries. We&rsquo;ll get a quick refresher on what this means.</p>

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