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    World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

    LIVE on #Periscope: Daily media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedroshttps://www.pscp.tv/w/cRvvcTI2MTAyMHwxQmR4WVF6dlZEWHhYB0ACGmjcafIwErsPSIuhxh-V4za2gXvvpdV_9HKl0zs=?t=14s …

    7:45 AM - 18 Feb 2020
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    • Raja Chandeliya526@gmail.com Hopeful Medical Health Center/Information Hub UMA mahesh yadav RAJ 2020SNUMD SriLanka at UNGeneva Dr Joe Thomas 鷹百舌鳥 Alisa DeJoseph eddie  tom chauke
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      2. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "I’d like to start today by talking not about #COVID19, but about #Syria. Since the 1st of December, dozens of health facilities have suspended services in the Idleb & Aleppo areas. Out of nearly 550 health facilities in northwest Syria, only about half are operational"-@DrTedros

        4 replies 30 retweets 56 likes
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      3. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "2 attacks on health facilities took place yesterday afternoon, on 2 separate hospitals in Aleppo. Luckily, there were no casualties. We repeat: health facilities & #healthworkers are #NotATarget in conflict & attacks on health are a breach of international law"-@DrTedros

        4 replies 25 retweets 41 likes
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      4. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "Nearly 900k people have been displaced, including half a million children. Children are particularly prone to hypothermia & respiratory tract infections & due to lack of shelter, many of them are sleeping in the open with their families, exposed to the elements"-@DrTedros #Syria

        3 replies 21 retweets 46 likes
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      5. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "In the coming days, WHO is sending essential medicine & supplies across the border from 🇹🇷 to #Syria. We are sending supplies for trauma, intensive & surgical care to Idleb & Aleppo governorates; in addition to drugs for non-communicable diseases & #PrimaryHealthCare"-@DrTedros

        2 replies 15 retweets 57 likes
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      6. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "Although we are now devoting a lot of attention to #COVID19, WHO is still responding to many other emergencies around the world"-@DrTedros

        2 replies 13 retweets 40 likes
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      7. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "As of 6am GVA time this morning, #China has reported 72,528 #COVID19 cases to WHO, incl. 1870 deaths. In the past 24h, 🇨🇳 has reported 1,891 new cases, including both clinically- & lab-confirmed cases. Outside 🇨🇳, there are now 804 cases in 25 countries, with 3 deaths"-@DrTedros

        4 replies 33 retweets 59 likes
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      8. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "In the past 24 hours, there have been 110 new #COVID19 cases outside #China, including 99 on the #DiamondPrincess cruise ship"-@DrTedros #coronaviruspic.twitter.com/tHMxRhgDXd

        Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and World Health Organization Western Pacific
        13 replies 42 retweets 50 likes
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      9. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "We have now had cases of #COVID19 outside #China for more than a month. We are supporting national authorities in every country that has cases to track the virus and understand how people were infected"-@DrTedros #coronaviruspic.twitter.com/0WIxo1urrc

        Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Western Pacific, WHO South-East Asia and 4 others
        1. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros

        2. World Health Organization Western Pacific @WHOWPRO

        3. WHO South-East Asia @WHOSEARO

        4. WHO African Region @WHOAFRO

        5. PAHO/WHO @pahowho

        6. WHO/Europe @WHO_Europe

        7. WHO EMRO @WHOEMRO

        4 replies 25 retweets 53 likes
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      10. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "So far there are 92 #COVID19 cases in 12 countries outside #China of human-to-human transmission. At the moment we don’t have enough data on cases outside 🇨🇳 to make a meaningful comparison on the severity of disease or the case fatality rate"-@DrTedros #coronaviruspic.twitter.com/h1sDuzJAGk

        Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Western Pacific, WHO South-East Asia and 4 others
        1. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros

        2. World Health Organization Western Pacific @WHOWPRO

        3. WHO South-East Asia @WHOSEARO

        4. WHO/Europe @WHO_Europe

        5. WHO EMRO @WHOEMRO

        6. PAHO/WHO @pahowho

        7. WHO African Region @WHOAFRO

        4 replies 35 retweets 52 likes
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      11. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "We’re following up with countries to get more information about what happens about each #COVID19 case & the outcome. However, we have not yet seen the sustained local transmission, except in specific circumstances like the #DiamondPrincess cruise ship"-@DrTedros #coronaviruspic.twitter.com/IZ1xNREeXg

        Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Western Pacific, WHO South-East Asia and 4 others
        1. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros

        2. World Health Organization Western Pacific @WHOWPRO

        3. WHO South-East Asia @WHOSEARO

        4. WHO/Europe @WHO_Europe

        5. WHO EMRO @WHOEMRO

        6. WHO African Region @WHOAFRO

        7. PAHO/WHO @pahowho

        3 replies 12 retweets 34 likes
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      12. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        World Health Organization (WHO) Retweeted Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

        "Yesterday I spoke to #Singapore’s Minister of Health and we are very impressed with the efforts they are making to find every #COVID19 case, follow up with contacts, and stop transmission"-@DrTedros #coronavirushttps://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1229711415319179266?s=20 …

        World Health Organization (WHO) added,

        Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusVerified account @DrTedros
        I spoke with Gan Kim Yong, Minister @sporeMOH, yesterday about the #COVID19 response. #Singapore is managing the imported cases with tremendous rigor. I thanked the Minister for 🇸🇬's leadership on preparedness. #coronavirus
        1 reply 27 retweets 52 likes
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      13. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        World Health Organization (WHO) Retweeted Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

        "#Singapore is leaving no stone unturned, testing every case of influenza-like illness and pneumonia. So far they have not found evidence of #COVID19 community transmission"-@DrTedros #coronavirushttps://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1229711415319179266?s=20 …

        World Health Organization (WHO) added,

        Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusVerified account @DrTedros
        I spoke with Gan Kim Yong, Minister @sporeMOH, yesterday about the #COVID19 response. #Singapore is managing the imported cases with tremendous rigor. I thanked the Minister for 🇸🇬's leadership on preparedness. #coronavirus
        4 replies 43 retweets 91 likes
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      14. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "I also spoke to the Minister of Health of #Malaysia to discuss the #Westerdam case and other aspects of their preparations"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #coronaviruspic.twitter.com/pK19geOSzf

        Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Western Pacific, WHO South-East Asia and 5 others
        1. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros

        2. World Health Organization Western Pacific @WHOWPRO

        3. WHO South-East Asia @WHOSEARO

        4. WHO African Region @WHOAFRO

        5. WHO/Europe @WHO_Europe

        6. WHO EMRO @WHOEMRO

        7. PAHO/WHO @pahowho

        8. KKMPutrajaya @KKMPutrajaya

        3 replies 11 retweets 35 likes
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      15. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "These signals show the importance of all countries being ready for the arrival of the #coronavirus, to treat patients with dignity & compassion, to protect #healthworkers & to prevent onward transmission"-@DrTedros #COVID19

        3 replies 19 retweets 44 likes
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      16. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "Many countries are taking steps to prepare themselves, with WHO support. We’ve shipped supplies of personal protective equipment to 21 countries & will ship to another 106 countries in the coming weeks"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #coronavirus

        3 replies 19 retweets 38 likes
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      17. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "By the end of the week, 40 countries in @WHOAFRO and 29 in @pahowho are due to have the ability to detect #COVID19"-@DrTedros #coronavirus

        1 reply 15 retweets 31 likes
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      18. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        World Health Organization (WHO) Retweeted World Health Organization (WHO)

        "Many of these countries have been sending samples to other countries for testing, waiting several days for results. Now they can do it themselves, within 24-48 hours"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #coronavirushttps://twitter.com/WHO/status/1229800076475805697?s=20 …

        World Health Organization (WHO) added,

        World Health Organization (WHO)Verified account @WHO
        "By the end of the week, 40 countries in @WHOAFRO and 29 in @pahowho are due to have the ability to detect #COVID19"-@DrTedros #coronavirus
        Show this thread
        1 reply 18 retweets 43 likes
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      19. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "Some countries in @WHOAFRO including #DRC are now leveraging the capacity they have built up to test for Ebola to test for #COVID19. This is a great example of how investing in health systems can pay dividends for health security"-@DrTedros #coronavirus

        2 replies 24 retweets 47 likes
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      20. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "Other countries like 🇳🇦, 🇳🇬 & 🇹🇱 are running workshops with the media to ensure accurate & reliable reporting. Several countries are prioritizing surveillance and monitoring at ports of entry, including 🇧🇩, 🇰🇭, 🇪🇹, 🇵🇰, 🇷🇸 and 🇸🇸"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #coronavirus

        4 replies 32 retweets 60 likes
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      21. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        "We’re working with partners in some of the most fragile contexts to prepare countries for the arrival of the #coronavirus. We still have a chance of preventing a broader global crisis. WHO will continue working night & day with all countries to prepare them"-@DrTedros #COVID19

        9 replies 32 retweets 72 likes
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      22. World Health Organization (WHO)‏Verified account @WHO Feb 18

        The full briefing on #COVID19 by @DrTedros 👇http://bit.ly/2HyrGZ3 

        8 replies 32 retweets 54 likes
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