The World Health Organization has declared a "public health emergency of international concern" over the outbreak of the 2019nCoV, or the Wuhan coronavirus. The international body didn't recommend travel and trade restrictions. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called the coronavirus "a previously unknown pathogen, which has escalated into an unprecedented outbreak" at a press conference on Thursday, but said the WHO was not recommending restrictions of trade or travel with China, where the virus originated. Tedros pointed out that the declaration was "not a vote of no confidence in China," but made out of concern for other countries, with "weaker" healthcare systems. China's response to the outbreak has been "very impressive," the WHO chief added. "So is China's commitment to transparency and to supporting other countries." China is actually setting a new standard for outbreak response. While the majority of