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I found this article which claims The WHO's use of the term is arbitrary based upon the conditions at hand. https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/11/21156325/coronav

I found this article which claims The WHO's use of the term is arbitrary based upon the conditions at hand. https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/11/21156325/coronavirus-pandemic-who-declares-covid-19-outbreak-global-h1n1 https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/11/21156325/coronavirus-pand... I suspect The WHO declared this a pandemic, based upon the article, out of concern for what they perceive to be insufficient government activity.

concerned_user 7y ago
As I said there is probably no official WHO definition or criteria due to big economic impact of such declaration and it is decided on a case by case basis. EDIT: I was wrong, here is the chart: https://www.who.int/influenza/resources/documents/pandemic_phase_descriptions_and_actions.pdf https://www.who.int/influenza/resources/documents/pandemic_p...