Koca said that 11,000 thousand people arriving from China have been checked with thermal cameras, adding that no cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Turkey so far.

He warned against disinformation that is circulated about outbreak, underlining that Turkey has sufficient resources to deal with it safely.

About Turkish citizens evacuated from China, he said that none of them was found to be infected with the coronavirus.

Cases started to be detected in other countries, carried by international travelers, typically to major trade partners: Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the U.S., Singapore, Vietnam, France, Nepal, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, Germany, Sri Lanka, Finland, India, Cambodia, Italy, and Malaysia.

WHO declared the new coronavirus outbreak, which has sickened at least 12,000 people and killed 259 so far, as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on January 10. (ILKHA)