Coronavirus: WHO will send a team of experts to China

New Delhi, 30 January 2020 Thursday

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that a team of international experts would be sent to China to find out the status of the new corona virus in China immediately, and to issue guidance on disease prevention and control worldwide.

WHO said in a statement that Tedros Adhonom Ghebraeus, the director of WHO traveling to China, had discussions with the Chinese government.

Both sides agreed to send a team of international experts to ascertain the status of the epidemic in China and to guide the control of the disease worldwide.

In a statement, Tedros Adhonom Ghebreyusus said that WHO has the priority to stop the spread of the virus in China and around the world, praising China's critical attitude towards the deadly disease and the transparency of the Chinese government's promises and the virus.

Director Ghebraeus said that WHO has been closely cooperating with the Chinese government in detecting and spreading the virus, WHO will continue to work with China and all other countries to ensure the health and safety of the people.

The statement said that the WHO delegation praised China's pandemic procedures, which included identifying viruses quickly, sharing WHO and virus information with other countries.

WHO said that there is still a lot of ignorance of the new corona virus, such as the source of the virus and the prevalence in China, with the most common cases being the most common cases.

About 20 percent are serious infected cases. There is a need to understand the spread and seriousness of the virus right now, so that other countries can be guided to take steps to fight it.