,,iii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #eje ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #ac1 #bjbj,mr4 ,cassidy submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,senate that the ,united ,states will continue to provide support to international partners to help prevent and stop the spread of the coronavirus4 ,whereas an outbreak of the coronavirus1 known as ,,covid-#ai1 was first detected in ,wuhan1 ,china1 and was reported by ,china to the ,world ,health ,organization on ,december #ca1 #bjai2 ,whereas the characteristics of the coronavirus1 such as the way the virus is transmitted and the ability of the virus to rapidly spread1 have raised concerns among experts that the virus may have the potential to become a pandemic2 ,whereas the ,world ,health ,organization declared that the outbreak of the coronavirus constitutes a public health emergency of international concern2 ,whereas the medical facilities in ,china have been overwhelmed2 ,whereas the coronavirus has infected tens of thousands of people in ,china and hundreds more people worldwide2 ,whereas the coronavirus has infected more than a dozen citizens of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,united ,states ,government has pledged the support of the ,united ,states in combating the coronavirus2 ,whereas experts in the ,united ,states ,government1 including public health experts from the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 should join the ,world ,health ,organization in efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus in ,china2 and ,whereas ending the spread of the coronavirus is in the best interest of people at home in the ,united ,states and abroad3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that-- 7#a7 it is the sense of the ,senate that-- 7,a7 the ,united ,states will continue to provide support to international partners to help prevent and stop the spread of the coronavirus2 and 7,b7 the ,united ,states stands in solidarity with the people of ,china and other countries around the world who are suffering from the coronavirus2 and 7#b7 the ,senate encourages the ,united ,states ,government to continue to work together with the ,world ,health ,organization and other countries on the goal of preventing the coronavirus from taking more lives4