China agrees to let international experts into country to help with coronavirus outbreak

By Zach Halaschak

Published January 28, 2020 10:56pm ET

China agrees to let international experts into country to help with coronavirus outbreak — A woman wears a mask as an employee works to prevent a new coronavirus at Suseo Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. China broadened its unprecedented, open-ended lockdowns to encompass around 25 million people Friday to try to contain a deadly new virus that has sickened hundreds, though the measures' potential for success is uncertain. | (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

China has agreed to let the World Health Organization send experts to the country to help with the growing coronavirus outbreak.

The move comes after a two-day visit by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who met with top Chinese officials, including President Xi Jinping, who has labeled the epidemic a “demon.”

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