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"As of 6am Geneva time today, there were 40,235 confirmed #2019nCoV cases in #China, and 909 deaths. Outside China, there are 319 cases in 24 countries, with 1 death"-@DrTedros

"The overall pattern has not changed. 99% of reported #2019nCoV cases are in #China, and most cases are mild. About 2% of cases are fatal – which of course is still too many"-@DrTedros

"A lot of people are asking, where is the #2019nCoV outbreak going? Is it getting better, is it getting worse? We are doing several things to answer those questions"-@DrTedros

" the meeting on research and innovation starting tomorrow will identify some of those questions and chart a path forward"-@DrTedros #2019nCoVhttps://twitter.com/WHO/status/1225460939039870976?s=20 …

" An advance team of WHO experts has just arrived in , led by Dr Bruce Aylward, to lay the groundwork for the larger intl. team. Bruce & colleagues will be working with their counterparts to make sure we have the right expertise to answer the right questions"-@DrTedros

"In recent days we have seen some concerning instances of onward #2019nCoV transmission from people with no travel history to #China, like the cases reported in yesterday and the today"-@DrTedros

"The detection of this small number of #2019nCoV cases could be the spark that becomes a bigger fire. But for now, it’s only a spark. Our objective remains containment. We call on all countries to use the window of opportunity we have to prevent a bigger fire"-@DrTedros

"WHO is working to equip laboratories with the capacity to rapidly diagnose #2019nCoV cases. Without vital diagnostic capacity, countries are in the dark as to how far & wide the virus has spread & who has new coronavirus or another disease with similar symptoms"-@DrTedros

"We have now identified 168 labs around the with the right technology to diagnose #2019nCoV. We have sent kits to , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Many of those countries have already started using them"-@DrTedros

"Another shipment of 150,000 #2019nCOV tests is being assembled in Berlin today & is destined for over 80 labs in all regions. Last week the @AfricaCDC conducted training in with 12 countries, using tests sent by WHO. Further training will take place in next week"-@DrTedros

"WHO will continue working with all countries to prevent and detect rapidly new cases of #2019nCoV, and to save lives"-@DrTedros