Expert says isolation has vital role in virus prevention

"Medical checkups and observation are part of important measures to prevent the disease from spreading at the community level," he added.

Exchanging experiences in fighting the disease would be very important in global cooperation, said Zhong.

"In addition to providing medical supplies such as face masks and protective clothing, we should attach great importance to sharing each country's effective measures in prevention and control of the novel coronavirus," he said.

Zhong also shared China's experience in fighting the disease with medical experts from India in a videoconference on Wednesday afternoon.

Measures should be shared globally if they are proven to be effective, he said.

"We live in one world, and we now have one fight against the COVID-19 pandemic," said Zhong.

The 19 foreigners, from Japan, Australia, Russia, Vietnam, Palestine and a number of African countries, also shared their views about tackling the disease.