Geneva, Jan. 23 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday night extended to Thursday its emergency talks on whether the novel coronavirus outbreak in China constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). "There was an excellent discussion during the meeting today, but it was also clear that to proceed, we need more information," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a press conference after a closed-door meeting of an Emergency Committee, Xinhua reported. "For that reason, I have decided to ask the Emergency Committee to meet again tomorrow to continue the discussion," added Tedros. "The decision about whether or not to declare a public health emergency of international concern is one I ta...