A community worker delivers food to a local resident of the Tanhualin community in Wuchang district in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province, Feb 9, 2020. (LI HE / XINHUA)

UNITED NATIONS/BEIJING - More state and government leaders and global institutions have expressed their sympathies to China over the novel coronavirus outbreak and voiced support for the country's fight against the epidemic.

The Group of 77 (G77) voiced its full support to the comprehensive efforts made by the Chinese government to contain the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, and recognized China's efforts in extending cooperation with the international community, said Guyana's UN ambassador Rudolph Michael Ten-Pow, whose country chairs the G77 in 2020, at the 58th session of the Commission on Social Development.

The Group of 77 emphasized that the international community should work together, and avoid discrimination, stigma and misinformation so as to bring this outbreak under control as soon as possible

The G77 at the United Nations (UN) is a coalition of developing countries with an aim to promote its members' collective political and economic interests in the world body. China participates in the G77 but does not consider itself a member. 

The G77 emphasized that the international community should work together in a spirit of responsibility, transparency, solidarity and cooperation, and avoid discrimination, stigma and misinformation so as to bring this outbreak under control as soon as possible.

The group also emphasized the important role of the World Health Organization (WHO) in global public health preparedness and response, and called for respect for the professional guidance of the WHO regarding the containment of the outbreak, he said.

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China has made great efforts against the outbreak, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, adding that the UN firmly supports the measures taken by the Chinese government and people to tackle the epidemic, and hopes that all countries work together to deal with the outbreak in a spirit of solidarity and cooperation.

We, in the UN system, are prepared to offer strong support to the people and government of China in their fight against the outbreak of the coronavirus. We are confident that they will succeed in curbing the novel coronavirus very soon.

Liu Zhenmin, UN Undersecretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs

UN Undersecretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Liu Zhenmin joined the secretary-general and heads of all UN system entities in recognizing the resilience and effort China is making to combat this global health challenge.

"We, in the UN system, are prepared to offer strong support to the people and government of China in their fight against the outbreak of the coronavirus. We are confident that they will succeed in curbing the novel coronavirus very soon," said Liu.

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President of the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande said that the resolve and resilience of the Chinese people are admirable, while expressing his confidence that under the strong leadership of Xi, China will defeat the epidemic soon.

Gbolie Desire Wulfran Ipo, chair of the 58th session of the Commission on Social Development and deputy permanent representative of Cote d'Ivoire to the United Nations, expressed appreciation and full support for the high-level political commitment and extraordinary efforts made by the Chinese government to fight the outbreak, and called for international solidarity and cooperation.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India highly appreciates China's effective measures to fight the epidemic, and is willing to provide support and assistance to China in the battle.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain fully supports the prevention and control efforts of the Chinese government, and is willing to work side by side with China and continue to provide assistance.

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa extended sympathy to China and wished it an early victory in the battle against the epidemic.

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos extended deep condolences to the Chinese people and expressed the hope that China's resolute measures and unremitting efforts will contain the epidemic in a rapid manner.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that under the strong leadership of President Xi Jinping, China will eventually contain and eliminate the epidemic.

China's efforts to control the source of the virus and contain its spread have bought valuable time for the rest of the world, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said that tremendous efforts made by the Chinese government to combat the epidemic have positively contributed to the global and regional public health security.

Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde expressed his appreciation of and firm support for China's commitment and efforts to prevent and control the epidemic.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, praising and supporting China's anti-epidemic measures, said that his country stands ready to provide China with any assistance within its capacity.

China's efforts to control the source of the virus and contain its spread have bought valuable time for the rest of the world, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, adding that without China's efforts, the number of global cases would be much higher.

Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga, Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Zambia's President Edgar Lungu, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Moldova's President Igor Dodon, Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, President of the Federated States of Micronesia David W. Panuelo, Samoan Head of State Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II, Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cisse, Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, Grenadian Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, foreign ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Angola and Norway, as well as the head of the UN Development Program, the International Civil Aviation Organization Council president, secretary-general of the UN Industrial Development Organization and other people in charge of various international and regional organizations also extended their support and sympathies.