Officials from the World Health Organization holding a briefing currently
The World Health Organization is holding a briefing on the coronavirus.
- WHO advises countries not to impose traveler trade restrictions on China
- imposing traveling and trade restrictions can cause fear and stigma
- 42 nations have officially reported trade or travel related measures of length to coronavirus. They should be short in duration, proportionate and considered regularly
- China has adopted forceful measures to halt coronavirus spread
- Hubei province and Wuhan city are still epicenter and priority for containment
- No obvious lack of transparency from China on the cases being reported
- 27 cases of person-to-person spread of the coronavirus documented in 9 countries, outside of China
- overall public health cost of coronavirus outbreak response from February to April estimated at $675 million. Does not include social or economic consequences of the outbreak
