WHO experts start quarantine in Wuhan

Members of a World Health Organization expert team tasked with origin-tracing of the novel coronavirus travel in a bus after their arrival in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Thursday (Jan 14). - Reuters

WUHAN, Jan 16 (China Daily/ANN): An international expert team from the World Health Organisation arrived in Wuhan, Hubei province, and started quarantine at a hotel in Wuhan to work with its Chinese counterparts on origin-tracing and scientific research of the novel coronavirus.

The team landed at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport on Thursday (Jan 14) morning, where they received throat swab and serum antibody tests for the coronavirus before going into a 14-day quarantine, according to China Global Television Network.