COVID-19 having spread so widely around the world, what practical good arises from a WHO declaration of pandemic? Is coordinated containment more useful than declarations? Is there international law on this?
We all know that Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been declared pandemic by WHO. WHO, being an apex body in health, is giving guidelines how to combat the morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19.The guidelines issued by WHO are very important, and therefore, must be honestly followed by all countries of the world.
The International Health Regulations http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/international-health-regulations and https://www.who.int/ihr/en/ might be relevant.