The death toll in mainland China from the Wuhan coronavirus has risen to 131 people, authorities say
US health officials expect CDC to be among WHO coronavirus delegation heading to ChinaShortly after Chinese President Xi Jinping and the World Health Organization agreed on Tuesday that WHO would send a team of international experts to China to investigate the coronavirus outbreak, US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said he expects US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to be among them.
Minutes earlier, Azar pressured China for more collaboration in addressing the coronavirus outbreak, saying,"We are urging China: More cooperation and transparency are the most important steps you can take toward a more effective response."One question US health officials are keen to answer involves whether the virus can be transmitted before symptoms appear.
"We would really like to see the data. Because if there is asymptomatic transmission, it impacts certain policies that you do regarding screening, et cetera," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, standing alongside Redfield and Azar.
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