Media briefing on COVID-19 - 03/05/2021
Date:
03/05/2021
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening.
Earlier today, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced the end of the most recent Ebola outbreak, three months after the first case was reported in North Kivu.
I congratulate the government, health workers, communities and all WHO staff who were involved in the response.
This has only been possible thanks to a concerted, compr...
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Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Pandemics/prevention & control, Health Consortia, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Health Equity/economics, Healthcare Financing, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola/prevention & control, Access to Essential Medicines and Health Technologies, Hospital Bed Capacity, Home Nursing/organization & administration, Dexamethasone/therapeutic use, Dissolved Oxygen, Social Isolation, Quarantine/organization & administration, India/epidemiology, Brazil/epidemiology, COVID-19, Covax, Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom, AstraZeneca, Moderna
Media briefing on COVID-19 and World Immunization Week - 26/04/2021
Date:
26/04/2021
00:00:30
CL Hello and good day to wherever you are listening to us today. It's Monday 26th April 2021. My name is Christian Lindmeier and I'm welcoming you to today's global COVID-19 press conference with a special focus on the impact of COVID-19 on immunisation as we mark World Immunization Week, which started on Saturday 24th April.
The press conference will include two special guests...
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Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Americas/epidemiology, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, Epidemiological Monitoring, Risk Groups, Health Systems/organization & administration, Health Equity, Quarantine/organization & administration, Social Isolation, Strategic Stockpile/organization & administration, Dissolved Oxygen, Health Consortia, Access to Essential Medicines and Health Technologies, Sustainable Development, Gift Giving, Healthcare Financing, COVID-19, Covax, Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom
Media briefing on COVID-19 and climate change with Dr Tedros and Greta Thunberg - 19/04/2021
Date:
19/04/2021
0:00:34
CL Hello, good day and welcome to... wherever you are listening to us today from [sic]. It's Monday 19th April 2021. My name is Christian Lindmeier and I'm welcoming you to today's global COVID-19 press conference. The press conference today is on COVID updates with a special focus on the linkages between the climate and the COVID-19 crisis and the role of youth in the response ...
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Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Americas/epidemiology, Quarantine/organization & administration, Social Isolation, Ecological Development, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Access to Essential Medicines and Health Technologies, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Climate Change, Gift Giving, Health Equity, Social Participation, Betacoronavirus/genetics, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Mutation/genetics, DNA, Viral/genetics, Health Systems/organization & administration, Health of the Disabled, COVID-19, Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom, Covax, Thunberg, Greta
Media briefing on COVID-19 - 12/04/2021
Date:
12/04/2021
00:01:55
CL Hello and good day to wherever you are listening to us today. It is Monday 12th April 2021. My name is Christian Lindmeier and I'm welcoming you to today's global COVID-19 press conference. Simultaneous interpretation is provided in the six official UN languages, Arabic, Chinese, French, English, Spanish and Russian as well as in Portuguese and Hindi.
Now let me introduce th...
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The choice is ours
Date:
13/04/2021
"Intensive care units in many countries are overflowing and people are dying – and it’s totally avoidable. With a concerted effort to apply public health measures alongside vaccine equity, we could bring this pandemic under control in a matter of months. The choice is ours."
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Quarantine can be a time for self-care and relaxation
Date:
18/02/2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be asked to quarantine. Make it a time for self-care and relaxation
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La cuarentena puede ser un tiempo para cuidarse y relajarse
Date:
18/02/2021
Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, quizá se le pida ponerse en cuarentena. Aproveche para cuidarse y relajarse.
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La quarantaine peut être l’occasion de prendre soin de soi et de se relaxer
Date:
18/02/2021
Pendant la pandémie de COVID-19, on peut vous demander de vous mettre en quarantaine. Profitez-en pour prendre soin de vous et vous relaxer. Pour plus de renseignements : www.who.int/epi-win
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Is Santa Claus immune to COVID-19?
Date:
23/12/2020
If a child in your life is worried that Santa Claus might not be able to travel and deliver presents due to #COVID19, Dr @mvankerkhove can provide reassurance: is immune.
Watch the entire press conference of 14 December 2020 here: https://youtu.be/3Ruvpy3zOSA
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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros message: COVID-19 anniversary and looking towards 2021
Date:
30/12/2020
December 31, 2020, marks the first anniversary of a report of a cluster of cases of “pneumonia of unknown cause” in Wuhan, China, which was later identified as a new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and led to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, says there is light at the end of the tunnel in the fight against COVID-19. But going in...
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