Dr. Bruce Aylward. (File photo: we.sflep.com)

A team of international health experts sent by the World Health Organization(WHO) arrived in Beijing on Monday evening, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on his twitter.

The team is led by Dr. Bruce Aylward, a veteran of past public health emergencies. Composed of international experts in various fields, the expert group will work with their Chinese counterparts to increase understanding of the epidemic and guide global responses.