The WCED issued a newsflash about the expected Coronavirus on 11 February. Download it as a PDF [here].
Just to illustrate how fast the situation is changing, as of 14 March there have been:
145377 confirmed infections worldwide;
24 confirmed infections in South Africa [but fortunately no deaths yet];
5429 deaths worldwide;
71715 recoveries worldwide.
[ Data source:
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6]