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[Wuhan pneumonia] WHO estimates that mortality rate is about 2%

2020-01-29T20:01:17.439Z


Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, said on Twitter on Wednesday (29th) that an emergency committee will be held on Thursday (30th) to discuss the new crown virus epidemic. This is the WHO The third emergency meeting was held within a week.


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Written by: Li Fuyuan

2020-01-30 03:50

Last updated: 2020-01-30 03:50

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, said on Twitter on Wednesday (29th) that an emergency committee will be held on Thursday (30th) to discuss the new crown virus epidemic. This is the WHO The third emergency meeting was held within a week.

Tan Desai said that the WHO is constantly monitoring the development of the epidemic, and experts have made every effort to cope with the new pneumonia epidemic, including research on viruses, appropriate public health measures, sharing of data and ensuring the supply of materials, and cited the experience gained from previous outbreaks. . He pointed out that the transmission of new pneumonia in Germany, Vietnam and Japan from outside China was worrying.

Tan Desai said that the epidemic has the biggest impact on China, including people ’s life and economy, and China needs global support. He is very encouraged by China ’s leadership and believes that no deaths have occurred in any place except China, mainly due to China has made extraordinary efforts to share virus information and control the epidemic in China.

Director of the National Health Committee Ma Xiaowei met with World Health Organization Director-General Tan Desai recently in Beijing and had an in-depth exchange on the prevention and control of pneumonia epidemic of new coronavirus infection. Tan Desai highly appreciated the firm leadership of the Chinese leadership and government Thanks to China for sharing the virus gene sequence and epidemic information in a timely, open and transparent manner.

According to Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, neonatal pneumonia has a mortality rate of about 2%, many infected people have only a mild condition, and SARS has a mortality rate of about 10%. Even countries that have not experienced an outbreak worldwide must be alert and take preventive action.

Wang Yi: Promote prevention and control with the national mechanism

In addition, "Xinhua News Agency" reported that State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a telephone conversation with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne at the appointment. Payne expressed appreciation for China's open and transparent sharing of information with the international community in a timely and active manner in the response to the epidemic. .

Wang Yi pointed out that China has established a nationwide mechanism and taken decisive measures to advance prevention and control in a scientific, orderly, and precise manner. The epidemic is generally preventable, controllable, and curable, with confidence, ability, and confidence to win the epidemic prevention. Control the fight.

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