Governments ramped up measures to combat a looming global pandemic (an epidemic of disease that has spread across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or worldwide – wiki) of the coronavirus as the number of new infections outside China for the first time surpassed new cases in the country where the outbreak began, Reuters reports.
Australia initiated emergency measures and Taiwan raised its epidemic response to its highest level. The United States and South Korea postponed joint military exercises to limit the spread of the virus.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his country was operating on the basis of a pandemic and hospitals were under orders to ensure enough medical supplies.
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