On February 14, a WHO-led joint mission team was activated in China to dispatch international and WHO experts to China to support national management and assess "the severity and transmission of the disease." by organizing workshops and meetings with key national institutions and conducting field visits to assess “the impact of response activities at provincial and county levels, including in urban and rural settings” . On February 25, the WHO declared that "the world should do more to prepare for a possible coronavirus pandemic", indicating that although it is too early to speak of a pandemic, each country should nevertheless enter "a phase of preparation ".
Tarehe 14 Februari, Timu ya Misheni iliyoongozwa na WHO na Uchina ilianzishwa kutoa wataalam wa kimataifa na wa WHO Uchina kusaidia katika udhibiti wa taifa na kutathmini :kiwango na usambazaji wa ugonjwa&quot; kwa kusimamia warsha na mikutano na taasisi muhimu za taifa na kutembelea maeneo tofauti kutathmini &quot;athari za shughuli za mwitikio katika viwango vya mikoa na kitaifa, ikiwemo sehemu za vijijini na mijini.Tarehe 25 Februari, WHO ilitangaza kuwa &quot;ulimwengu yafaa kufanya zaidi na kujitayarisha kwa uwezekano wa kuwepo kwa janga la virusi vya korona,&quot; wakisema kuwa ilhali ilikuwa bado mapema kuliita janga, nchi hata hivyo zinafaa kuwa katika &quot;hali ya kuwa tayari&quot;.