State Department raises its travel advisory on China, warns Americans not to go there amid the coronavirus outbreak
As the death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 213, the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency on Thursday and the U.S. Department of State upped its travel warning on China to the highest level.
Dr. Tedros praised China for its quick response to the crisis, which broke out in December, saying the emergency declaration"is not a vote of no confidence in China." In strong closing remarks, Dr. Tedros stressed the need for countries to share data, knowledge and experience with each other. In Chicago, Allison Arwady, chief medical officer at Chicago Department of Public Health, echoed that view, saying authorities were prepared for such a development.
The latest figures released by China on Thursday covered the past 24 hours and put the death toll at 213. The figures represented an increase of 43 deaths and 1,981 cases for a total of 9,692. Many of the latest deaths were in Hubei province, where Wuhan is situated. He estimated the death rate of the new virus at 2% but said the figure was very preliminary. With fluctuating numbers of cases and deaths, scientists are only able to produce a rough estimate of the fatality rate, and it’s likely many milder cases of the virus are being missed.
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