China's health authorities have confirmed that the current outbreak of coronavirus has left 213 dead and more than nine thousand confirmed cases only in the national territory.
According to the latest balance of the authorities 15,238 suspicious cases have been registered, on Thursday, 42 people died in the province of Hubei, in the center of the country, where 1,200 new cases were registered in a day in which the WHO declared a international emergency for the new coronavirus.
Before the spread of this virus, several countries in Asia, Europe and America used the necessary protocols to prevent any possible case, however, patients with the virus have already been confirmed in France, Germany, United States, Thailand, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Vietnam, Canada, Sri Lanka, among others.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday decided to declare the international emergency against the spread of the virus.
"We must all act together to limit the spread. We can only contain this by acting together," WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press conference in Geneva.
However, the official made it clear that the entity does not approve the travel ban.
"WHO does not recommend and in fact opposes any restrictions" on travel or commerce, added the head of WHO.
What is a coronavirus?
According to the WHO, coronavirus is a family of viruses that cause various diseases in humans and animals, which can range from a common cold to severe acute respiratory syndrome.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronaviruses are common throughout the world, can infect and make people sick.
The new outbreak is called 2019-nCoV and was identified on January 9, 2020 by WHO. The virus is believed to have spread from a seafood market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, but authorities identified cases that had no contact with that place.
Global alert
Both China and WHO have warned about the ease of propagation and in the absence of a vaccine to deal with the virus, have expressed concern to deal with a possible epidemic.
To avoid such assumptions, several airports in Australia, the United States and several Asian countries such as Thailand have begun to carry out medical checks on passengers from China to prevent the spread of the virus.
Measures to prevent coronavirus
Among the advice disclosed by the Chinese state media and the WHO are the use of masks, use handkerchiefs to cover your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze, wash your hands frequently, avoid crowds, and go to the doctor as Symptoms will be identified soon.
