WHO "Corona Investigation Team Arrives in Wuhan... Activities After 14-Day Self-Quarantine"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the expert team investigating the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) will undergo a two-week quarantine in China, followed by two weeks of on-site investigation.

On the 14th (local time), WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated in his opening remarks at the 6th COVID-19 Emergency Committee meeting that 13 experts have arrived in Wuhan, China as scheduled.

The 13 experts will be quarantined for two weeks, during which they will work remotely with their Chinese counterparts. Afterwards, they plan to conduct on-site investigations for two weeks, Director-General Tedros said.

However, among the 15 members of the investigation team, the remaining two tested negative in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test but showed positive results in the IgM antibody test, which indicates current or recent infection. Therefore, they are still staying in Singapore and awaiting retest results, he added.

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