Statement on False Allegations in @derspiegel: Reports of a 21 Jan phone call between @DrTedros & https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇳" title="Flag of China" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of China"> President Xi are unfounded & untrue. They didn’t speak on 21 Jan & have never spoken by https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📞" title="Telephone receiver" aria-label="Emoji: Telephone receiver">
Such inaccurate reports distract & detract from WHO& #39;s & the https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌍" title="Earth globe europe-africa" aria-label="Emoji: Earth globe europe-africa">’s efforts to end #COVID19

To note: #China confirmed human-to-human transmission of the novel #coronavirus on 20 Jan 2020. #COVID19