The UAE embassy in China called on all citizens to postpone all their trips to China in order to avoid infection with the Coronavirus, which can be infected by humans or animals.

The embassy, ​​in tweets posted on its account on the social networking site "Twitter", pointed out the importance of taking preventive measures announced by the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, including, avoiding direct contact with people with any disease, avoiding direct contact with animals, and taking sufficient premium from Rest and drink a large amount of liquids, calling on the citizens of the country to contact them on the following number: +00 861 381 4478 68.

The embassy pointed out that the new Corona virus appeared in Wuhan last December and spread to other provinces, which is a mysterious virus that belongs to the B family. This virus is transmitted through living organisms through coughing and sneezing.

It is worth noting that China announced today, Thursday, the death toll of the Corona virus to 170 deaths, after the death of 37 other people affected by the HIV virus in China's Hubei Province.

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has increased to more than 7,700 people.

The WHO Emergency Committee is holding a meeting to discuss how to tackle the risks of the Corona virus, and many international airlines have suspended flights to China while several countries have begun evacuating their nationals from there.

The WHO's director of emergency, Michael Ryan, announced that the death rate due to the "Corona virus" was around 2 percent, while the death rate of the SARS virus was about 10 percent.