'Plan' is key word for containing novel coronavirus

The key word for containing the novel coronavirus is plan, said Du Bin, a medical expert who has been treating patients infected with novel coronavirus in Wuhan, the capital of Central China's Hubei province.

Countries must have a plan for every suspected patient who goes to a fever clinic, general outpatient clinic or even an inpatient department, Du said at a news conference on Wednesday.

He said countries also must have a plan on how to detect suspected cases according to clinical manifestations and laboratory tests, such as for lymphopenia, or a CT scan.