10 key phrases in China's fight against COVID-19
Information release
Since cases of pneumonia of an unknown origin were reported in Wuhan in late December, China has been sharing information about the virus with the international community in a timely fashion.
On Jan 3, China began regularly informing the WHO and other countries and regions of the outbreak. On Jan 9, Chinese scientists confirmed the outbreak was caused by a new coronavirus and informed the WHO, which issued a technical guidance package online the next day, providing advice to all countries on how to detect and manage potential cases.
On Jan 12, about two weeks after the first case was reported, China shared the genetic sequence of the novel coronavirus with the WHO and the international scientific community.
On Jan 21, the National Health Commission began issuing a daily report on COVID-19 numbers.
And since Jan 27, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council has been holding a daily news briefing on the outbreak, and local government representatives in Hubei and other areas also meet the media every day to promptly release information and knowledge about the virus to reassure the public.
