China announced yesterday that the United States of America did not provide any concrete assistance during the crisis of the new Corona virus, and instead is working to "spread terror", while the World Health Organization launched a campaign against misinformation about the virus.
"As far as I know, the US government has not provided any concrete assistance to the Chinese side yet, on the contrary, it was the first country to withdraw its consular staff from Wuhan, and the first country to indicate a partial withdrawal of staff," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chuning said during a press briefing. The embassy, and the first to announce a ban on entry of Chinese citizens, as well as trade restrictions against China ».
The spokeswoman pointed out that China is confident that it will win the war against this epidemic, and protect the lives of citizens and foreigners within its borders, pointing out that China urgently needs protective medical masks, with the number of deaths due to the new Corona virus exceeding the number of SARS victims in 2002, reaching 361 Death, while the number of injured exceeds 17 thousand.
"What China urgently needs is medical masks, protective clothing and safety goggles," she added.
In addition, the World Health Organization announced yesterday that it is working around the clock with the internet giants and social media, to combat the erroneous information circulating about the new Corona virus. It has the number of deaths in China and HIV infections.
"We have worked with Google to make sure that people looking for information about the Corona virus see WHO information at the top of the search results, and have taken social media platforms including Twitter and," Gypressus said in his opening remarks to the WHO Executive Board meeting in Geneva. (Facebook) steps to limit the spread of misinformation. ”
Gebrysos' statements were interrupted by a bout of coughing, but he assured the council that he did not need to worry, saying: "I do not have a corona."
The organization had warned, the day before yesterday, of the spread of the virus accompanied by a broad "information epidemic" that I knew as "an abundance of information, some accurate and some not, which makes it difficult for people to find reliable sources and directions when they need them." It has communication and social media teams working 24 hours a day to identify the most widespread rumors that could harm public health, such as misinformation regarding prevention and treatment measures.
In a related context, an Egyptian plane carrying returnees from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the new Corona virus outbreak, arrived at El Alamein International Airport, west of Alexandria, yesterday, and informed sources at the airport said that the Minister of Health and Population, Hala Zayed, and the ministry’s leaders supervised the reception of the plane's passengers who increased Over 300 passengers and follow the quarantine procedures for them, which will last for 14 days is the incubation period of the virus.
An Algerian plane carrying nationals from Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania and Libya arrived at the Houari Boumediene International Airport in Algiers, yesterday, from China.
And the Algerian Airlines plane landed amid strict control procedures at the airport, where a special medical team was allocated to receive the arrivals from China, which is witnessing the spread of the new Corona virus.
The number of deaths in China rises to 361 people, and injuries exceed 17,000 ... and China urgently needs protective masks.
Russian restrictions on arrivals from China
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Gulikova said yesterday that Moscow will temporarily deny entry to foreigners from China due to the Corona virus, starting today, indicating that restrictions will not be applied to Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow, and stated that charter flights that transport citizens can be suspended The Russians are from China on February 14th.
The Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Michael, has threatened to deport any foreigner who is diagnosed with the new Corona virus.
The Russian news agencies quoted the Prime Minister, as saying to members of his government, that the Russian national prevention plan stipulates "the deportation of foreign citizens with the disease."
Last week, Russia announced that it had registered the first two confirmed cases of the virus, which are Chinese citizens in Siberia.
Moscow - agencies