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"Last Friday, the Ministry of Health of #Guinea informed WHO of a case of #Marburg virus disease in the country’s south-west, in a man who died 8 days after onset of symptoms. This is the first known case of Marburg in West Africa"-@DrTedroshttps://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1424809246219292677?s=20 …
"About 150 contacts have been identified and are being followed up, including three family members and a health worker, who have been identified as high-risk close contacts"-@DrTedros #Marburg #Guineahttps://twitter.com/WHO/status/1425445666461999104?s=20 …
"By contrast, we have several effective vaccines for #COVID19, and yet cases and deaths continue to rise"-@DrTedroshttps://twitter.com/WHO/status/1425445979889836037?s=20 …
"Whether we reach 300 million [#COVID19 cases], & how fast we get there, depends on all of us. At the current trajectory, we could pass 300 million reported cases early next year. But we can change that. We’re all #InThisTogether, but the 
is not acting like it"-@DrTedros
"We're pleased to announce the next phase in the Solidarity trial, called Solidarity PLUS that will test 3 drugs:
Artesunate, a treatment for severe malaria
Imatinib, a drug for certain cancers
Infliximab, a treatment for immune system disorders"-@DrTedroshttps://bit.ly/37wB6RF
"These drugs were chosen by an independent panel of experts that evaluates all the available evidence on all potential therapeutics.
The [Solidarity PLUS] trial involves thousands of researchers at 600+ hospitals in 52 countries"-@DrTedros #COVID19https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1425447905624838150?s=20 …
"I'd like to thank the governments, hospitals, researchers & patients who are participating in the [Solidarity PLUS] trial, as well as the three manufacturers who have donated the drugs for the trial: Ipca, Novartis & Johnson & Johnson"-@DrTedros #COVID19https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1425447905624838150?s=20 …
"One of the first countries to enrol patients in the Solidarity PLUS trial is #Finland. We’re honoured to be joined by 
’s Minister of Social Affairs & Health, @HSarkkinen. Thank you, Your Excellency, for your leadership in advancing research on therapeutics"-@DrTedros #COVID19pic.twitter.com/xkaFlAdCas
"One of the strengths of the Solidarity PLUS trial is that it is a truly global study, with researchers all over the world participating"-@DrTedros #COVID19https://bit.ly/37wB6RF
"We’re joined by two principal investigators in the Solidarity PLUS trial: @ProfessorSow, Director of the Center for Vaccine Development in 
, & Professor Marco Medina, from the National Autonomous University of 
"-@DrTedros #COVID19pic.twitter.com/ClHupDWDwR
"WHO remains committed to working with you and with all of the researchers and patients in the trial to advance the science, find new solutions, and to do it all in solidarity"-@DrTedros #COVID19https://bit.ly/37wB6RF
The full remarks by @DrTedros on #COVID19 media briefing - 11 August 2021 
https://bit.ly/3iBt7ZW
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that are trained to use them in a safe environment"-
, in 30 countries. It showed that the 4 drugs had little or no effect on hospitalized patients. We expect final results next month"-