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Updated: Jan 31, 2020 18:40 IST
Beijing [China], Jan 31 (ANI/Xinhua): China has full confidence and capability to win the fight against the novel coronavirus
epidemic, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.Hua Chunying made the remarks in a press statement after the World Health
Organization (WHO) said the novel coronavirus outbreak has become a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)."Since the
outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic, the Chinese government has been taking the most comprehensive and rigorous prevention and
control measures with a high sense of responsibility for people's health," Hua said, adding that many of these measures go well beyond the
requirements of the International Health Regulations."We have full confidence and capability to win this fight against the epidemic," said
the spokesperson.She said that at the same time, the Chinese side informed relevant sides and shared the genome sequence of the coronavirus
in a timely manner with openness, transparency and a responsible attitude."WHO and many countries have recognized and commended this," she
said.Hua said China has been in close communication and cooperation with WHO."WHO experts recently conducted a field trip to Wuhan
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also visited China and discussed containment and mitigation of the 2019-nCoV with the Chinese
side."Noting that Tedros commended China's efforts and spoke highly of China's great contribution to the world by fighting against the
novel coronavirus, Hua said the country will continue working with WHO and other countries to safeguard regional and global public health
