When novel coronavirus cases began to skyrocket in China and slowly emerged in Europe, the WHO persistently reassured the global community that there was no need for concern and that there was no concrete evidence of human-to-human transmission.

Wesley Zhou is a student at the University of California, Los Angeles studying History with an emphasis on the history of science, medicine, and technology. As an aspiring Historian and Physician, his interests lie in connecting historical implications towards foreign policy and global health.
When novel coronavirus cases began to skyrocket in China and slowly emerged in Europe, the WHO persistently reassured the global community that there was no need for concern and that there was no concrete evidence of human-to-human transmission.