Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on
China on Wednesday to share "correct" information about a new coronavirus and for the World Health Organisation (WHO) not to exclude Taiwan from collaboration on the outbreak for political reasons.
Authorities have confirmed more than 400 cases of the virus in China, most of them in the central city of Wuhan where the virus first appeared at the end of 2019.
The virus, which health officials have said can be passed from person to person, has spread to cities including
Beijing and Shanghai, with cases have been confirmed in
Thailand,
South Korea,
Japan, as well as Taiwan.