China Accuses The United States Of Making World Panic About Corona Virus

JAKARTA - Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak (2019-nCoV / Wuhan Flu) a global health emergency. WHO said there was a potential for the virus to spread to countries that were not ready to deal with transmission.

China also anticipates the spread of this virus by isolating the area where the virus spreads, in the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China. A number of countries have also taken certain actions to deal with the spread of this virus.

However, the Chinese government did not accept the actions of the United States which were seen as spreading fear to the world by attracting citizens and limiting travel to and from China.

"Washington is ceaselessly producing and spreading panic," said a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Hua Chunying told reporters reported by Reuters . In fact, WHO has suggested that trade and travel restrictions are not restricted from and to China.

"In fact, developed countries such as the United States with epidemic prevention capabilities and facilities carry out excessive restrictions that are contrary to WHO recommendations," he added, saying countries must make reasonable, calm and scientifically based assessments of the cases of this coronavirus outbreak.

Previously, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the travel ban from and to China was unnecessary.

"There is no reason to prohibit international travel and trade (to and from China)," he told the WHO Executive Board.

"We call on all countries to implement evidence-based and consistent policies," he added.

The Chinese delegation, Li Song, said that the international community needs to respond to the corona virus outbreak objectively, fairly and not to create panic among the general public.

Meanwhile, President Xi Jinping said that China's focus now is to control the corona virus. This aims to maintain economic and social stability there.

"Xi stated that the prevention and control of this virus is directly related to the safety and mental well-being of people, is directly related to overall economic and social stability," the state news agency Xinhua said.