WHO chief: China's experience in forcing down Covid-19 cases "impressive"

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (second from right) poses for a photo with Chen Xu (first from right), China's permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva, after signing an agreement on China's donation of 20 million U.S. dollars to the WHO for cooperation in dealing with the novel coronavirus epidemic, in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 10, 2020. The WHO chief said on Tuesday that Covid-19 cases in China have been in significant decline, following the country's "impressive" efforts in containing the virus. -Xinhua/Liu Qu

GENEVA, March 11, (Xinhua) -- The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that Covid-19 cases in China have been in significant decline, following the country's "impressive" efforts in containing the virus.

"What we saw in terms of experience from China is really impressive. Now the outbreak in China is on the decline, and there is a significant decline. The virus is hammered, and on a retreat. We're very glad that it's reversing and the viruses retreating (in China)," said WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in response to questions from Xinhua.