Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged against restriction on the flow of goods and people while expressing confidence in China's ability to contain the coronavirus outbreak that has so far killed 304 in the country.

Wang said the Chinese people are putting all-out efforts toward fighting against the epidemic, and China is "fully capable and confident in overcoming the epidemic."

Wang made the comments on Sunday in separate phone conversations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah.

As of February 2, the virus has killed 304 and infected 14,411 people in China. All 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities on the Chinese mainland have activated Level 1 emergency responses.

As the coronavirus epidemic spreads across the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared a global health emergency over the outbreak while insisting there was no reason to limit trade or travel to China.

Countries including the U.S., Australia and Israel have denied entry to all foreign visitors who had visited China.

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Wang said the WHO has repeatedly stated China has taken firm measures to contain the epidemic and it does not recommend measures to restrict international travel and trade with China.

He urged the international community to continue to look at the epidemic situation in an objective and rational manner, and support the efforts made by the Chinese side, he added.

Wang also addressed concerns of transparency to his counterparts.

He said China has responded positively to the legitimate concerns at home and abroad in an open and transparent manner and has made huge efforts to investigate and contain the outbreak, which were fully affirmed by the international community, including the WHO.

Wang also expressed gratitude to the donation and assistance from these countries to help relief efforts to contain the epidemic.

In the conversation with Lavrov, Wang said Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolences to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, a gesture reflects strong mutual trust between the two countries.

Lavrov said the Chinese government has taken effective measures to contain the epidemic, and Russia fully supports China's efforts. He also pledged to make donations of medical items, send medical teams and collaborate to develop a vaccine.

German, Turkish and Malaysian foreign ministers also recognized the measures taken by the Chinese government to fight the epidemic and pledged more assistance. They said their governments had sent China the requested medical items and they are willing to offer more help.

(Cover: In this photo provided by Thai Government Spokesmen's office, a health worker watches thermal images monitoring arriving passengers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport to help detect passengers who may be infected with the novel coronavirus in Bangkok, Thailand, January 29, 2020. /AP Photo)