New French health minister: "Credible risk" of coronavirus pandemic

New French health minister Olivier Veran said on Tuesday there is a "credible risk" the coronavirus outbreak could turn unto a pandemic.

"This is both a working assumption and a credible risk," Veran told France Info radio when asked about the possibility of the coronavirus becoming a pandemic.

He said France was ready to deal with all the possibilities and its health system was sufficiently robust and well-equipped.