CRI听力:Chinese Companies Runs as per Usual in Guinea: Ambassador

China's ambassador to Guinea says Chinese companies in the country are running as per usual, despite concerns about the Ebola outbreak.

CRI's Luo Yu has more.

Reporter:

Bian Jianqiang, the Chinese ambassador to Guinea, says there have been no reports of Chinese nationals being infected by Ebola in the country.

Despite being the West African country where the Ebola outbreak first began, Bian says the Chinese community is taking the situation in stride.

"All the Chinese companies operating in the country are running as normal. Chinese nationals are still remaining in the country. The first Ebola case was confirmed in the country as early as March. The worst periods were April and May. And now the situation is not as serious as it used to be."

Bian says the embassy is working with the local Chinese community to ensure Chinese citizens in Guinea are protected as best they can.

"The embassy has been updating related information on its website. We are also contacting the local chambers of commerce on a daily basis to get to know the status of the Chinese nationals. But right now we are basically providing precautionary advice to the Chinese community, such as reminders to wash your hands regularly and stay away from public gatherings."

There are about 10-thousand Chinese nationals living in Guinea.

China has dispatched three medical teams to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to provide training to local medical staff in the control of Ebola.

A second batch of Chinese medical aid, worth some 30 million yuan, has already arrived in the three countries this week.

This comes as the deadly virus continues to spread across West Africa.

On the international front, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for a coordinated international response.

He's also appointed British doctor David Nabarro as the UN coordinator.

"Dr Nabarro will be responsible for ensuring that the United Nations system makes an effective and coordinated contribution to the global effort to control the outbreak of Ebola."

Warning against panic, Ban Ki-moon is also urging the international community to respond to calls for more doctors and equipment in the affected areas.

In an effort to try to contain the virus, the World Health Organization has declared that it's ethical to use uNPRoven anti-Ebola drugs in the current outbreak.

Two Americans and a Spanish priest have been treated using the experimental drug.

The Americans are said to be responding to the treatment, while the Spanish priest has since died.

The drug, manufactured by a US firm, had never been tested in humans before this.

Two batches of the experimental drug are reportedly on their way to Liberia.

Currently there is no proven cure for the virus, which can have a morality rate upward of 90-percent in certain cases, making Ebola one of the most deadly diseases in the world.

For CRI, I'm Luo Yu.