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"This is an evolving and complex situation. I’d like to thank Dr Houssin for his leadership of the Emergency Committee, and all the members of the committee, the advisors, and those who made presentations earlier today"-@DrTedros on new #coronavirus

"I was very impressed by the detail and depth of #China’s presentation. I also appreciate the cooperation of China’s Minister of Health, who I have spoken with directly during the last few days and weeks"-@DrTedros new #coronavirus

"His leadership and the intervention of President Xi and Premier Li have been invaluable, and all the measures they have taken to respond to the outbreak"-@DrTedros on new #coronavirus

"There was an excellent discussion during the committee today, but it was also clear that to proceed, we need more information. I have decided to ask the Emergency Committee to meet again tomorrow to continue the discussion & the Chair has agreed with that request"-@DrTedros

"The decision about whether or not to declare a public health emergency of international concern is one I take extremely seriously, and one I am only prepared to make with appropriate consideration of all the evidence"-@DrTedros on new #coronavirus

"Our team in #China working with local experts and officials to investigate the outbreak"-@DrTedros on new #coronavirus

The Emergency Committee on the new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) agreed with the decision to reconvene tomorrow given the rapidly evolving situation - Dr Didier Houssin, chair of the Committee

The 2019-nCoV is a new virus. Identification and sequencing were done quickly, but most importantly, the sequence was shared quickly. That's what allowed Thailand, Japan, Republic of Korea to identify cases quickly - @DrTedros #coronavirus

The full statement by @DrTedros on IHR Emergency Committee on new #coronavirus http://bit.ly/3avA1dr 

Public health actions do not begin at the declaration of a public health of emergency of international concern. These actions are already well underway - @DrMikeRyan #coronavirus

There is evidence of person-to-person transmission among close contacts such as in families or in health care settings. This is not unexpected with a respiratory disease. We have not seen any evidence of onward transmission such as 3rd, 4th generation transmission - @mvankerkhove