Diplomatic Correspondent :
No Chinese national here and no Bangladesh national in China is infected by coronavirus, said Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming.
The ambassador suggested all to remain alert but not to create any panic saying that “Let general people be alert but don’t create panic.”
The Ambassador made the remarks while briefing a small group of journalists at the Embassy. Deputy Chief of Mission Yan Hualong, was, among others, present on Thursday.
He said no one of them in Chinese Embassy and no Chinese national working in Bangladesh development projects is infected by coronavirus.
At the same time, he said, no Bangladesh citizen living in entire China is infected.
The Ambassador expressed displeasure due to what he said for “overreaction” from countries like the USA and Australia on the situation urging all to avoid spreading rumours.
As of now, 25 countries have reported confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, including China, where 24,363 people had contracted the virus, or over 99 percent of all cases, according to WHO.
In all other countries, 191 cases have contracted the virus.
To fight further spread of the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in China and globally, and protect states with weaker health systems, the international community has launched a US$675 million preparedness and response plan covering the months of February through to April 2020.
“My biggest worry is that there are countries today who do not have the systems in place to detect people who have contracted with the virus, even if it were to emerge,” said DrTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
