On 23 January , in reaction to the central authorities ' decision to implement a transportation ban in Wuhan , WHO representative Gauden Galea remarked that while it was `` certainly not a recommendation the WHO has made , '' it was also `` a very important indication of the commitment to contain the epidemic in the place where it is most concentrated '' and called it `` unprecedented in public health history '' .
On January 23 , 2020 Gauden Galea lauded the effort made by China to contain coronavirus .