On the WHO's COVID-19 response timeline, find the details of the first declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for the novel coronavirus. State the exact date of this declaration, who made the declaration, and the primary reason the IHR Emergency Committee was reconvened for this event.
Navigate to the WHO website. Find and access the 'Emergencies' section. Locate and click on the 'Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)' link. Navigate to the 'Timeline of WHO's Response to COVID-19' page. Scroll through the timeline to identify the earliest entry detailing the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for the novel coronavirus. From this entry, extract the date of the declaration. Identify who made the declaration. Determine the primary reason for reconvening the IHR Emergency Committee. State the date, the declarant, and the reason.
Successfully navigate to the 'Timeline: WHO's COVID-19 response' page. Identify the entry for 30 January 2020 as the earliest relevant event. State the date of the declaration as '30 January 2020'. State that the declaration was made by 'The Director-General'. State the primary reason for reconvening the committee as 'to assess whether the outbreak constituted a PHEIC'.