A press conference on COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control measures will be held in Guangzhou, China’s Guangdong Province. Mayor Wen Guohui will meet the media and take questions.
On Thursday afternoon, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said: “I would like to emphasize that the Chinese government treats all foreigners in China equally, opposes any differentiated practices targeted at specific groups of people, and has zero tolerance for discriminatory words and actions.”
In This Story: COVID-19
Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.
Symptoms of coronavirus
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
- a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
- a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
- shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)
Latest News about Covid-19
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