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The coronavirus sweeping the planet could be the 'Disease X' which experts have warned about, according to a World Health Organization representative.
The name is given to a future, mysterious pathogen which could break out among humans and wreak havoc across the world.
Dr Marion Koopmans, a virologist for the WHO, said: 'Whether it will be contained or not, this outbreak is rapidly becoming the first true pandemic challenge that fits the disease X category, listed to the WHO's priority list of diseases for which we need to prepare in our current globalized society.'
Coronavirus is 'rapidly' fitting into the Disease X category, World Health Organization expert warns | Daily Mail Online
The name is given to a future, mysterious pathogen which could break out among humans and wreak havoc across the world.
Dr Marion Koopmans, a virologist for the WHO, said: 'Whether it will be contained or not, this outbreak is rapidly becoming the first true pandemic challenge that fits the disease X category, listed to the WHO's priority list of diseases for which we need to prepare in our current globalized society.'
Coronavirus is 'rapidly' fitting into the Disease X category, World Health Organization expert warns | Daily Mail Online