Chinese students living overseas who share accommodation with someone with coronavirus symptoms should not worry too much if they use the kitchen at different times, have separate tableware and dry their clothes soon after washing, according to medical expert Zhang Wenhong during a live exchange with Chinese in Europe.

On Wednesday, the Mission of the People's Republic of China to the European Union, Chinese embassies in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg and the Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office organized an online discussion for Chinese in Europe on how to protect themselves during the ongoing pandemic.

Zhang, an infectious diseases expert at Huashan Hospital who also heads a Shanghai medical team fighting the coronavirus, was invited by the Shanghai Health Commission to give advice and answer questions.