The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the window of opportunity to contain the wider worldwide spread of COVID-19 epidemic is narrowing, urging the international community to act quickly before it completely closes."The window of opportunity (to contain the outbreak) may be closing," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a daily briefing here on Friday (local time).Though the number of cases outside China has remained relatively small, it is "very worrisome" that some of the cases did not have a clear epidemiological link such as travel history to China or contact with a confirmed case, he added.Besides the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan, South Korea now has the most confirmed cases outside China."We are working closely with the government to fully understand the transmission dynamics that led to this increase," Tedros said.South Korea confirmed 142 more cases of the COVID-19 on Saturday, raising the total number of infections to 346.The WHO chief also .
