Advance team of WHO experts arrive in China to probe coronavirus

An advance team of World Health Organization (WHO) medical experts arrived in China late Monday to help investigate the novel coronavirus outbreak, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed.

The advance team, led by Dr. Bruce Aylward, is expected to lay the groundwork for the larger international team.

"Bruce and his colleagues will be working with their Chinese counterparts to make sure we have the right expertise on the team to answer the right questions," Tedros said, adding the team could range between 10 and 15 members and will join with the advance team as soon as possible in China.