Health workers at a pre-triage medical tent located in front of the Cremona hospital, in Cremona, northern Italy. Photo: AFP Health workers at a pre-triage medical tent located in front of the Cremona hospital, in Cremona, northern Italy. Photo: AFP
Health workers at a pre-triage medical tent located in front of the Cremona hospital, in Cremona, northern Italy. Photo: AFP
World /  Europe

Coronavirus outbreak a ‘global pandemic’, worse to come: German health minister

  • Jens Spahn said next days and weeks will be challenging and Berlin is working closely with EU partners to respond to the virus ‘in a cool-headed way’
  • Meanwhile, two staff working for the EU administration in Brussels have tested positive for the coronavirus

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 12:02am, 5 Mar, 2020

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Health workers at a pre-triage medical tent located in front of the Cremona hospital, in Cremona, northern Italy. Photo: AFP Health workers at a pre-triage medical tent located in front of the Cremona hospital, in Cremona, northern Italy. Photo: AFP
Health workers at a pre-triage medical tent located in front of the Cremona hospital, in Cremona, northern Italy. Photo: AFP
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