The United States was the first nation to suggest partial withdrawal of its embassy staff, and the first to impose a ban on Chinese travellers, said ministry spokeswoman said. "All it has done could only create and spread fear, which is a bad example," Hua told an online news briefing, adding that China hoped countries would make judgments and responses that were reasonable, calm and based on science.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/china-says-u-s-creating-spreading-fear-after-virus-outbreak/articleshow/73895614.cms