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"Home isolation should be considered as a last resort, as experience demonstrates that adherence is weak and transmission to other household members is common"-@DrTedros

"Protecting #healthworkers is one of the most important responsibilities of the health system. It’s vital to protect , esp those who work in conflict-affected areas. To do that, we must ensure they have the tools they need to do their jobs safely & effectively"-@DrTedros

"We know that many countries are facing acute shortages of personal protective equipment & WHO is working to increase supply. So far we have shipped diagnostic tests & almost 1M items of personal protective equipment to 15 countries in the region & more is on the way"-@DrTedros

"We've been impressed by the progress being made: -the active outreach to almost 70M people in through the national campaign -the rapid scaling up of testing in -the commitment to establishing temporary isolation units in -the use of polio assets in & in "-@DrTedros

"In spite of this clear progress, I am of course asking you to do more. As always, WHO is here to assist both at headquarters and regional levels and of course at the country level"-@DrTedros #COVID19

"WHO has produced multiple technical guidance documents on all aspects of the #COVID19 response & our online and remote trainings have been accessed by more than 2 million #healthworkers. And we will expand it to train millions more"-@DrTedros

"We are coordinating a vast range of research endeavours, including the Solidarity Trial, which is investigating different therapeutic options for the treatment of #COVID19"-@DrTedros

"We are helping to consolidate lessons learned to adjust and fine-tune our collective response to the pandemic. The recently released #COVID19 preparedness and response strategy incorporates the most recent learning from country experiences from across the globe"-@DrTedros

"I'd like to leave you with 3 requests. #COVID19 response demands a whole-of-govt approach. As Ministers of health, you play a vital, central role, but you cannot do it alone so continuing with the whole-of-govt approach will be very important to beating this virus"-@DrTedros

" we call on countries to implement proven public health measures aggressively: detect, test, isolate and care for every case, and trace and quarantine every contact"-@DrTedros #COVID19