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Media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedros. #coronavirushttps://www.pscp.tv/w/cTe04TI2MTAyMHwxZGp4WFFrcUFwVktapJGVdYKprVKmQX0qL9KIdsnjZyP0uDDSTx5lwsBm8uQ= …
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"We have therefore made the assessment that #COVID19 can be characterized as a pandemic"-@DrTedros #coronaviruspic.twitter.com/JqdsM2051A
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"Pandemic is not a word to use lightly or carelessly. It is a word that, if misused, can cause unreasonable fear, or unjustified acceptance that the fight is over, leading to unnecessary suffering and death"-
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"Describing the situation as a pandemic does not change WHO’s assessment of the threat posed by this
#coronavirus. It doesn’t change what WHO is doing, and it doesn’t change what countries should do"-@DrTedros#COVID19Show this thread -
"We have never before seen a pandemic sparked by a
#coronavirus. And we have never before seen a pandemic that can be controlled at the same time. WHO has been in full response mode since we were notified of the first cases"-@DrTedros#COVID19Show this thread -
"We have called every day for countries to take urgent and aggressive action. We have rung the alarm bell loud and clear"-
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"As I said on Monday, just looking at the number of
#COVID19 cases and the number of countries affected does not tell the full story"-@DrTedros#coronavirusShow this thread -
"Of the 118,000
#COVID19 cases reported globally in 114 countries, more than 90 percent of cases are in just four countries, and two of those –
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- have significantly declining epidemics"-@DrTedros#coronavirusShow this thread -
"81 countries have not reported any
#COVID19 cases, and 57 countries have reported 10 cases or less. We cannot say this loudly enough, or clearly enough, or often enough: all countries can still change the course of this pandemic"-@DrTedros#coronavirusShow this thread -
"If countries detect, test, treat, isolate, trace, and mobilize their people in the response, those with a handful of
#COVID19 cases can prevent those cases becoming clusters, and those clusters becoming community transmission"-@DrTedros#coronavirusShow this thread -
“Even those countries with community transmission or large clusters can turn the tide on this
#coronavirus. Several countries have demonstrated that this virus can be suppressed and controlled.”-@DrTedros#COVID19Show this thread -
“The challenge for many countries who are now dealing with large
#COVID19 clusters or community transmission is not whether they can do the same – it’s whether they will”-@DrTedros#CoronavirusShow this thread -
“Some countries are struggling with a lack of capacity. Some countries are struggling with a lack of resources. Some countries are struggling with a lack of resolve.”-
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"We are grateful for the measures being taken in
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and to slow the virus and control their #COVID19 epidemics. We know that these measures are taking a heavy toll on societies and economies, just as they did in"-@DrTedros#coronavirusShow this thread -
"All countries must strike a fine balance between protecting health, minimizing economic & social disruption & respecting human rights"-
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"WHO’s mandate is public health. But we’re working with many partners across all sectors to mitigate the social and economic consequences of this
#COVID19 pandemic"-@DrTedros#coronavirusShow this thread -
"This is not just a public health crisis, it is a crisis that will touch every sector – so every sector and every individual must be involved in the fight"-
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"I have said from the beginning that countries must take a whole-of-government, whole-of-society approach, built around a comprehensive strategy to prevent infections, save lives and minimize impact"-
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"Let me summarize it in
key areas.
Prepare and be ready.
Detect, protect and treat.
Reduce transmission.
Innovate and learn"-@DrTedros#COVID19#coronavirusShow this thread -
"I remind all countries that we are calling on you to (2): -ready your hospitals -protect and train your
#healthworkers -let’s all look out for each other"-@DrTedros#COVID19#coronavirusShow this thread -
"There’s been so much attention on one word. Let me give you some other words that matter much more, & that are much more actionable: Prevention. Preparedness. Public health. Political leadership. And most of all, People"-
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"We’re in this together, to do the right things with calm and protect the citizens of the world. It’s doable"-
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The full briefing on
#COVID19 by@DrTedros
http://bit.ly/3cPxUSL pic.twitter.com/n3KVBggZXD
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WHO interim guidance on critical preparedness, readiness and response actions for
#COVID19 More http://bit.ly/2TvK5ML#coronaviruspic.twitter.com/H2hxC9cE66
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“We must push countries, all of us to fight as hard as they can to suppress this coronavirus. By doing so, you are saving lives. By doing so you’re buying more time for your hospitals to prepare. So do everything you can to be as aggressive as you can ...” - Dr
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