Cases have been documented in 18 countries beyond China.
"Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems and which are ill-prepared to deal with it," he said.
"The major gap we've seen is getting detailed epidemiology — pattern of disease spread — so we can understand where the highest risks are," Dr. Tom Frieden, former CDC director and current president of Resolve to Save Lives, a global public health initiative, told NBC News.
What's more, the WHO stressed its announcement should not disrupt any country's economy unnecessarily. However, the Russian government announced plans to close its border with China in an effort to keep the virus out of its country, despite the fact that infectious disease experts say viruses notoriously do not recognize such boundaries.
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