Bangladesh, Jan. 21 -- With the advent of coronavirus in China and other adjacent countries, the Chinese authorities on Monday issued a communique saying it monitors the situation actively.

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, the Chinese side has dealt with it actively in a serious and professional attitude, formulated a strict prevention and control plan, spared no effort in treating patients, managed close contacts, conducted in-depth epidemiological investigations, and released relevant information on epidemic intelligence in a timely manner, said the statement.

First of all, the new coronavirus gene sequence was shared with World Health Organization (WHO), and in a responsible manner. China also informed relevant national and regional...