WHO chief says confident in China’s ability to contain virus, urges calm

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The death toll from the virus has climbed to 106 in China and cases are being reported in a growing number of other countries. WorldHealthOrganization Coronavirus China Health

At a meeting with authorities in Beijing, Tedros Ghebreyesus said he approved of the Chinese government’s measures to curb the outbreak so far, according to a statement posted on the foreign affairs ministry’s website.

The WHO called the epidemic “an emergency in China” on Jan. 23, however, stopped short of declaring it a global public health emergency. Several countries including the U.S., France, Japan, South Korea, and Morocco have said they will evacuate some citizens from Wuhan, a city of 11 million in central China and the epicentre of the outbreak.

 

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