Despite declaring a global health emergency, the World Health Organization has ordered countries not to engage in "stigma" or "discrimination" in their handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

In their official statement declaring the emergency, the WHO stressed that they are not recommending "any travel or trade restriction based on the current information available."

This despite the fact that numerous countries have closed their borders with China and pilots and flight attendants in America are demanding an immediate halt to all flights out of China.

Instead, the WHO appears to rank the threat posed by profiling above that of preventing a pandemic.

"Countries are cautioned against actions that promote stigma or discrimination, in line with the principles of Article 3 of the IHR," said the organization in a statement.

At the end of their statement, the WHO again insisted that maintaining the "international traffic" of people was essential and should not be interfered with.