[Wuhan pneumonia] WHO Director-General Tan Desai praises: China's actions really help prevent proliferation

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Written by: Xu Anan

2020-01-30 15:27

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, ended his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and returned. Tan Desai told reporters on the 29th that Chinese officials showed their determination to fight the pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan and to control the virus transmission with other countries.

The picture shows the Director General of the World Health Organization Tan Desai (left) and the Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme Ryan attended a press conference on January 29. (Reuters)

Tan Desai met with Ma Xiaowei, director of the National Health Committee of China, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the 28th. The three discussed prevention and control measures and shared data on the virus. Tan Desai said that "China's actions have really helped prevent the spread of coronavirus to other countries." He also said: "The Chairman (Chinese President Xi Jinping) 's awareness of the epidemic and his personal participation in the epidemic are very encouraging And impressed. "

Tan Desai said on Twitter on January 29 that he organized an emergency committee to discuss the new crown virus epidemic on the 30th; this is the third emergency meeting of the WHO within a week. At that time, Wuhan Pneumonia will be listed as an "international concern." Public Health Emergencies "advises the Director-General.

During the visit to China, Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, pointed out that the mortality rate of new pneumonia is about 2%, many infected people have only mild symptoms, and "severe acute respiratory syndrome" SARS (commonly known as "SARS") has a mortality rate of about 10%. Even countries that have not experienced an outbreak worldwide must be alert and take preventive actions. He noted, "China is taking extraordinary measures in the face of extraordinary challenges."

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