PBS News Hour

With COVID-19 outbreaks, are we on 'precipice' of pandemic?

Will novel coronavirus, now known as COVID-19, morph into a global pandemic? Health officials worldwide are concerned about incidents of human-to-human transmission of the illness, although it continues to have a relatively low death rate. Amna Nawaz reports and Georgetown University’s Dr. Lawrence Gostin, who has advised the World Health Organization on pandemic preparedness, joins Judy Woodruff.

With COVID-19 outbreaks, are we on 'precipice' of pandemic?

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