WHO Director-General: Confident in China's ability to control and contain the spread of the virus

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

China’s news agency, Xinhua, is out with the latest comments from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, as he makes some comments on the China coronavirus spread.

Key Quotes:

Approves of China government's measures to curb coronavirus spread, thanks governments for efforts.

Does not advocate evacuation of foreign nationals in China to overseas.

Encourages everyone to stay calm in current circumstances, no need to overreact.

Confident in China's ability to control and contain the spread of the virus.

Forex Today: Calm amid China’s coronavirus storm; US data in spotlight

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Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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