Doctor Emilia Anis, Director of the Department of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Health, issued special guidance on Monday afternoon, duet to the outbreak of a mysterious disease in China that has so far taken the lives of three people there, with 200 infected in China and other Asian countries, 1,700 worldwide.

Dr. Anis said, "We recommend to all travelers to Wuhan, China, to avoid contact with animals, living or dead, and to avoid staying in animal markets. In addition, we recommend that they avoid close contact with people with respiratory illness."