Iran Press/ Iran news: Mohammad Asadi-Lari, in a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to Iran Chang Hua, praised the responsible and effective measures taken by the Chinese government to contain the coronavirus.
He added the relative reduction in the Corona-infected cases can be seen, according to statistics, this trend has now stabilized.
"Except for Wuhan, there has been no particular problem in other Chinese provinces, and there has been no increase in outbreaks outside of China due to the cooperation of the Chinese government and nation," Director-General of Iran's Ministry of Health for International Cooperation said.
Asadi-Lari added: "Fortunately, there have been no cases of the new virus in Iran so far, due to our advanced and capable healthcare system and our precious experience, in controlling epidemics, also dealing with natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes, as well as managing the Arbaeen march in Iraq.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency because of the new coronavirus outbreak, which originated in the city of Wuhan in China.
At least 1,770 people have died in mainland China and five elsewhere - one in Hong Kong, one in the Philippines, one in Japan, one in France and another in Taiwan. More than 71,000 people have been infected worldwide, mostly in China.
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