WHO Goes Directly To China To Discuss The Spread Of The Corona Virus

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Photo: who.int)

JAKARTA - Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Beijing, Monday, January 27. His arrival was to discuss how to slow the spread of the corona virus (2019-nCoV / Wuhan Flu).

It is reported that until now the number of deaths from the corona virus has jumped sharply to 80 deaths, with more than 2,800 people infected with the virus.

Reporting from the South China Morning Post, Monday January 27, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is scheduled to meet with Chinese health officials to gather more information about the outbreak originating in the city of Wuhan.

The situation became even more worrying after the Mayor of Wuhan Zhou Xianwang said about 5 million residents left Wuhan and headed to various areas the day before the quarantine was put into effect.

"I am on my way to Beijing, to meet the government and health experts who have responded to the coronavirus," Ghebreyesus wrote on Twitter.

"WHO colleagues and I would like to understand the latest developments and strengthen our relationship with China in providing further protection against the outbreak," added Ghebreyesus.

I am on my way to Beijing, 🇨🇳 to meet with the Government & health experts supporting the #coronavirus response. My @WHO colleagues & I would like to understand the latest developments & strengthen our partnership with 🇨🇳 in providing further protection against the outbreak.

- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) January 26, 2020

Until now, WHO has not declared a global health emergency in the case of the corona virus. Meanwhile, cases of the corona virus have occurred in various countries, such as in the US, France, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Singapore, Nepal and Australia.

The WHO said they needed more data before making an emergency declaration.

"Make no mistake ... this is an emergency in China. But it is not yet a global health emergency," Ghebreyesus said at an emergency meeting last week.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi added that a team of experts from WHO arrived in Wuhan for a field visit and praised China's steps in overcoming the coronavirus outbreak.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi previously held a special meeting for the health ministries on Saturday, January 25. Wang Yi reminded all parties present to deal with the plague as a very important political task.