European Union nations to discuss ways to increase cooperation in tackling the threat posed by the novel coronavirus
EU statement urges the dissemination of up-to-date information on the virus in order to the counter the"misinformation and disinformation" which can lead to discrimination.
The plans are included in a text drawn up in Brussels on Wednesday on the eve of a meeting of EU health ministers to discuss measures to stem the spread of the virus. The draft statement stresses the importance of sharing of information "in a proportionate and appropriate manner" on "persons at increased risk of carrying the 2019-nCoV virus" while ensuring free movement within the European Union.
There have also been 11 cases in France, eight in Britain and smaller numbers of patients in Italy, Spain, Finland, Sweden and Belgium.
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