At the WHO news briefing on Thursday, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned about misinformation and conspiracy theories regarding the source of the virus, and advised the public not to trust anything it hears unless it comes from medical experts.

Tedros said the latest data from China continues to show a decline in new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

A WHO-led international team is now on the ground in China continuing to work on finding solutions to the outbreak, he said.