Author: Mu Li, Sydney University

China is still facing the spread of the novel coronavirus (now known as COVID-19). On 30 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened the second meeting of the Emergency Committee under International Health Regulations regarding the COVID-19 outbreak in China and its movement across borders. Following recommendations from the Emergency Committee, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the COVID-19 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).