China has mobilized seven groups of 900 medical staff to aid Hubei Province and will send 12 more teams with 1,600 medical personnel in two days to Wuhan City, the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, as part of the latest efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus, said officials at a press conference on Sunday. 

Calling the situation complicated, officials said if the current measures can be implemented effectively, experts think the spread of virus can be curbed. 

The control and prevention of the new coronavirus is currently the most important task for the country, said officials from the National Health Commission. 

According to the health officials, they're working with the World Health Organization to continue to evaluate the public health risk. They also said they are open to experts from WHO, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan visiting Wuhan to help with research. 

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