The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organisation.
A pandemic is a disease that is spreading in multiple countries around the world at the same time.
The Head of the World Health Organisation Doctor Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold over the past two weeks.
He said he was "deeply concerned" by "alarming levels of inaction" over the virus.
He said several countries have demonstrated that this virus can be suppressed and controlled.
Ghebreyesus said governments had to strike a fine balance between protecting health, minimising disruption and respecting human rights.
