The text of the statement is published on the WHO website.
“Outside of China, WHO has received reports of 694 cases (coronavirus infections. - RT ) from 25 countries and three deaths,” said Gebreyesus.
According to recent data, in China, 1,770 people died from the effects of infection with a new type of coronavirus.
It was also reported that in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, they launched the first drug that could potentially be effective in fighting the new coronavirus.