GENEVA: The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday (March 11) that Covid-19 cases in China have been in significant decline, following the country's 'impressive' efforts in containing the virus.
GENEVA: The chief of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday that Covid-19 cases in China have been in significant decline, following the country's"impressive" efforts in containing the virus.
The WHO chief made the remarks after signing an agreement with Chen Xu, China's permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva, on China's donation of US$20 million to the WHO for cooperation in dealing with the novel coronavirus epidemic. He reiterated that other countries should use the window of opportunity brought by China's massive Covid-19 response action to contain the virus as soon as possible.
"This virus is very contagious and it's a new one, but still can be contained. The experience we have so far from China is that containment is possible," he said, urging all other countries to step up measures.
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