Live: Dr Tedros' opening remarks at the Executive Board Special Session on COVID-19
Date:
05/10/2020
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Date:
15/06/2020
What do you know about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that is causing a health emergency?
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus that has not been previously identified in h...
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Media briefing on COVID-19 - 05/06/2020
Date:
05/06/2020
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Q&A "Immunity passports" in the context of COVID-19
Date:
01/05/2020
Some governments have suggested that the detection of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, could serve as the basis for an “immunity passport” or “risk-free certificate” that would enable individuals to travel or to return to work assuming that they are protected against re-infection. There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and h...
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