Q Asked by Lord Blencathra
Asked on: 13 February 2020
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Taiwan: Coronavirus / HL1631
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the World Health Organisation about including the 18 cases of coronavirus on Taiwan with the 40,000 in China; and whether they are concerned that this misrepresents the true position in Taiwan.
A Answered by: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Answered on: 26 February 2020
Alongside a number of like-minded countries, the UK has raised at the highest levels of the World Health Organisation the importance of having accurate data on Taiwan. It is crucial that there is an accurate picture of how the virus is spreading globally. Public Health England reports cases in mainland China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), Macau SAR and Taiwan separately.