China agrees to let US health experts come to the country to help fight corona pneumonia, according to the White House.
"China has approved the proposal to add a US team of experts to the World Health Organization (WHO) delegation in China to learn more and find ways to deal with the virus," White House spokesman Judd said. Deere yesterday said.
Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease Nancy Messonnier said that the presence of experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be very beneficial because they are "the Science has a lot of technical experience with similar diseases. "
The White House statement came after Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying accused the United States of helping nothing but spreading panic over how they responded to the new corona virus pneumonia outbreak. nCoV), including imposing a ban on Chinese tourists and going against WHO recommendations.
However, Ms. Messonnier said that Washington's measures are based on science and they are "protecting the health and safety of all Americans".
The United States, where 11 confirmed cases of nCoV have been confirmed, last week declared a public health emergency and issued a ban on entry to foreign nationals who have been to mainland China in the past two weeks. The United States also issued a Level 4 travel recommendation, the highest level, to warn Americans not to go to China. Most major US airlines have cut flights to and from China.
CDC has sent four teams to US military bases to prepare to repatriate US citizens from Wuhan. Those who are going home will be subject to mandatory isolation for 14 days like 195 people in the first phase.
Epidemic pneumonia caused by nCoV started in Wuhan city from December 2019, spreading to 31 provinces in China and 25 countries in the world. The Hubei Health Commission today said the disease caused 426 deaths and 20,622 infections worldwide.