WHO "New Coronavirus Investigation Team to Be Dispatched to China as Early as the 10th"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), announced at a press conference on the 8th (local time) that the international investigation team for the novel coronavirus is scheduled to depart for China as early as the 10th or 11th.

According to the Associated Press, Director-General Ghebreyesus stated at the press conference, "The head of the international investigation team will head to China on the 10th or 11th, with the remaining experts to follow," adding, "We cannot yet disclose specific details such as the team's name, but we will release information as soon as preparations are complete." He also added that experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hope to join the team.

Meanwhile, as of midnight on the 8th, the National Health Commission of China reported a cumulative death toll of 722 from the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia) within mainland China. This number is expected to soon surpass the 774 deaths from SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) in 2002-2003. The cumulative confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in mainland China currently stand at 34,546.

WHO has analyzed that the daily number of new confirmed cases in Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus, has been relatively stable over the past four days. The number of new cases is not rapidly increasing but maintaining a certain level.

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