The WHO director-general believes China is in control of the new Corona virus pneumonia outbreak, China's Foreign Ministry said.

"At a meeting with authorities in Beijing, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he agreed with Chinese government measures to prevent an outbreak of the disease. to date, "according to a statement posted on the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs website today.

Ghebreyesus is on a trip to China to gather information and discuss measures to cope with and control acute pneumonia caused by the new strain of the new Corona virus (nCoV).

The WHO director added that he does not support countries to evacuate Chinese citizens because of the epidemic and calls for calm.

Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the United States, Japan, South Korea and Morocco are countries that have announced they will evacuate citizens from Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, where the onset of acute pneumonia has begun.

The epidemic has caused 106 deaths and more than 2,700 cases. China has blocked Wuhan and many other cities due to fears of widespread disease. Chinese health officials say the possibility of nCoV will spread more and more strongly and that the virus can spread during incubation.

The WHO report published late January 26 evaluates the risks from nCoV pneumonia as "very high in China, high in the region and globally", but has not yet been considered an emergency. . Cases have been reported in the United States, France, Canada, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Singapore, Nepal and Australia. Cambodia is the latest country to detect an infection.

Officials in Beijing try to reassure the world that China is taking adequate measures to stop the virus and emphasize the situation under control. The Ministry of Finance and the National Health Commission of China announced yesterday they allocated $ 8.74 billion to cope with the epidemic.