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"If masks are worn, they must be used safely and properly. WHO has guidance on how to put on, take off and dispose of masks.
What is clear is that there is limited research in this area"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #coronavirus
"We encourage countries that are considering the use of masks for the general population to study their effectiveness so we can all learn.
Most importantly, masks should only ever be used as part of a comprehensive package of interventions"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #coronavirus
"There is no black or white answer, and no silver bullet. Masks alone cannot stop the #COVID19 pandemic. Countries must continue to find, test, isolate and treat every case and trace every contact"-@DrTedros #coronavirus
"Mask or no mask, there are proven things all of us can do to protect ourselves and others – keep your distance, clean your hands, cough or sneeze into your elbow, and avoid touching your face"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #coronavirus
"Less than 100 days since WHO was notified about the new #coronavirus, research has accelerated at incredible speed.
The viral genome was mapped in early January and shared globally, which enabled tests to be developed and vaccine research to start"-@DrTedros #COVID19
"More than 70 countries have joined WHO's Solidarity Trial to accelerate the search for an effective treatment. And about 20 institutions & companies are racing to develop a vaccine"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #coronavirus
"WHO is committed to ensuring that as 
& vaccines are developed, are shared equitably with all countries & people.
I thank the @MedsPatentPool & @UNITAID for the initiative they announced last Friday to include & diagnostics for #COVID19 in their licensing pool"-@DrTedros
"I also thank the President of #CostaRica, @CarlosAlvQ, & the Health Minister, Daniel Salas, for their proposal to create a pool of rights to tests, medicines & vaccines, with free access or licensing on reasonable & affordable terms for all countries"-@DrTedros #COVID19
"I support this proposal, and we are working with #CostaRica to finalize the details.
Poorer countries & fragile economies stand to face the biggest shock from the #COVID19 pandemic, & leaving anyone unprotected will only prolong the health crisis & harm economies more"-@DrTedros
"I call on all countries, companies and research institutions to support open data, open science and open collaboration so that all people can enjoy the benefits of science and research"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #coronavirus
"This would not have been possible without the incredible #healthworkers who have put themselves at risk for more than 18 months to stop the #Ebola outbreak in #DRC"-@DrTedros
"Just as #healthworkers are putting themselves in danger to save lives from #COVID19, health workers in #DRC faced the double threat of fighting a deadly #Ebola virus in one of the world’s most dangerous and unstable regions"-@DrTedros
"Tomorrow is WHO’s birthday – a day we celebrate each year as #WorldHealthDay.
This year, we’re paying tribute to the incredible contribution of all #healthworkers, especially nurses & midwives"-@DrTedros #SupportNursesAndMidwives
"Nurses & midwives are the backbone of every health system. They’re there from the first moments of life to the last.
Tomorrow we are publishing our first report on the state of the 
’s nursing, which highlights gaps & makes recommendations for all countries"-@DrTedros
"One of the lessons I hope the world learns from #COVID19 is that we must invest in #healthworkers – not only to protect lives, but also to protect livelihoods"-@DrTedros #SupportNursesAndMidwives
The full briefing on #COVID19 by @DrTedros 
https://bit.ly/2XdCAfR
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could declare the outbreak over as early as this Sunday. We’re not there yet & we remain on full response mode. We’re continuing to investigate alerts & to test samples"-