A Month Later, China Hasn’t Let US Experts Into Country to Help With Coronavirus Outbreak

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks during a press conference on recent developments with the coronavirus with other members of President Trump's Coronavirus Task Force at the agency's headquarters in Washington on Feb. 7, 2020. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

China’s leadership has let a month elapse without letting U.S. experts into the country to help study the outbreak of a new coronavirus, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar said.

“At this point, it’s really a decision for the Chinese,” Azar said at a press conference in Washington on Feb. 7. “We are ready, willing, and able. We are here to support the Chinese government, to help China with their response.”