A woman waits to enter a tent erected to test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York City, US, March 19, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

GENEVA - The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it was seeing a "very large acceleration" in coronavirus infections in the United States which had the potential of becoming the new epicentre.

Asked whether the United States could become the new epicentre, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told reporters: "We are now seeing a very large acceleration in cases in the US So it does have that potential."

Reuters