Anger erupted in China this month after the death of a doctor in Wuhan, whom police silenced when he flagged the emerging virus in December. coronavirus nCoV
ROUNDS. This photo taken on February 3, 2020 shows medical staff members on their rounds at a quarantine zone in Wuhan. Photo by STR/AFPin a transparent and"highly responsible" way, the country's UN ambassador said Wednesday, February 12, after criticism that local authorities did not react quickly enough.killed more than 1,350 peopleThere have been more than 500 infections in almost 30 countries and territories outside mainland China, including two deaths.
"We have reported the epidemic information to the WHO, the relevant countries, and Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan regions as soon as it is available, shared the genetic sequences of the virus, actively communicated with other countries in order to come up with responses," he said. "Not only for the sake of China, but also the world, we have adopted rigorous prevention and control measures... effectively curbing the spread of the epidemic," Zhang said.
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