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WHO Director-General @DrTedros today met President Xi Jinping of #China🇨🇳 in Beijing. They shared the latest information on the new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and reiterated their commitment to bring it under control. bit.ly/2O69bPw

@DrTedros @WHOWPRO .@DrTedros was joined by @WHOWPRO's @takeshi_kasai & Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme @DrMikeRyan, and also met 🇨🇳 State Councilor and Minister @MFA_China Wang Yi and Minister of Health Ma Xiaowei. bit.ly/2O69bPw

@DrTedros @WHOWPRO @takeshi_kasai @DrMikeRyan @MFA_China They discussed:
▪ continued collaboration on containment measures in #Wuhan🇨🇳
▪ public health measures in other cities & provinces
▪ conducting further studies on the severity & transmissibility of the 2019-nCoV
▪ continuing to share data
▪ 🇨🇳 to share biological material

@DrTedros @WHOWPRO @takeshi_kasai @DrMikeRyan @MFA_China WHO and #China🇨🇳 agreed that WHO will send international experts to visit 🇨🇳 as soon as possible to work with Chinese counterparts on increasing understanding of the new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak to guide global response efforts. bit.ly/2O69bPw

@DrTedros @WHOWPRO @takeshi_kasai @DrMikeRyan @MFA_China Both WHO and #China🇨🇳 noted that the number of cases being reported, including those outside 🇨🇳, is deeply concerning. Better understanding of the transmissibility and severity of the new #coronavirus is urgently required to guide other countries on appropriate response measures.

@DrTedros @WHOWPRO @takeshi_kasai @DrMikeRyan @MFA_China WHO is continually monitoring the new #coronavirus (2019-nC0V) developments and @DrTedros can reconvene the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on very short notice as needed. Committee members are on stand-by and are informed regularly of developments.