Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China and ASEAN countries should effectively prevent the COVID-19 epidemic from spreading by carrying out closer and more active cooperation, so as to safeguard the health and lives of the people and to forge a closer China-ASEAN community of a shared future.

VIENTIANE, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held a special foreign ministers’ meeting on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak here Thursday to discuss coordinating efforts in fighting the epidemic.

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