Tehan 1 February _China has harshly lambasted the United States' decision to raise its warning alert to the highest level for travel to the Asian country due to the coronavirus epidemic, saying that the move is inappropriate and not "in line with the facts."
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RAN, Young Journalists Club(YJC)_The US State Department on Friday raised the warning alert to the same level as Afghanistan and Iraq despite the World Health Organization (WHO)’s measure not to recommended travel curbs on China.
“The United States acted in a diametrically opposite way right after the World Health Organization’s declaration to oppose any move to close borders with China or restrict Chinese travelers’ access, which is too unkind and has set a very bad example,” China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Saturday.
“A friend in need is a friend indeed. Many countries are helping China fight with the contagion through different means. In contrast, the words and deeds of the US are neither in line with the facts nor even appropriate,” she added.
The virus has so far killed 213 people and spread to at least 18 countries around the world, with the number of confirmed coronavirus cases standing at 9,809.
Hua also blasted US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross after he suggested that the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China could be positive for the American economy and help "accelerate the return of jobs" to the US.
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