World Health Organization (WHO)
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus '1221 days ago, WHO learned of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, China.
On the 30th January 2020, on the advice of an Emergency Committee convened under the International Health Regulations, I declared a public health emergency of international concern…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 'At that time, outside China there were fewer than 100 reported [ #COVID19 ] cases, and no reported deaths.
In the 3 years since then, COVID-19 has turned our world upside down.
Almost 7 million deaths have been reported to WHO, but we know the toll is several times higher – at…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 'Health systems have been severely disrupted, with millions of people missing out on essential health services, including lifesaving vaccinations for children'-Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus #COVID19 twitter.com/WHO/status/165…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 'But #COVID19 has been so much more than a health crisis. It has caused severe economic upheaval, erasing trillions from GDP, disrupting travel and trade, shuttering businesses, and plunging millions into poverty'-Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 'It has caused severe social upheaval, with borders closed, movement restricted, schools shut and millions of people experiencing loneliness, isolation, anxiety and depression'-Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus #COVID19 twitter.com/WHO/status/165…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ' #COVID19 has exposed and exacerbated political fault lines, within and between nations. It has eroded trust between people, governments and institutions, fuelled by a torrent of mis- and disinformation.
And it has laid bare the searing inequalities of our world, with the…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 'For more than a year, the pandemic has been on a downward trend, with population immunity increasing from vaccination and infection, mortality decreasing and the pressure on health systems easing. This trend has allowed most countries to return to life as we knew it before…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 'For the past year, the Emergency Committee – and WHO – have been analysing the data carefully and considering when the time would be right to lower the level of alarm'-Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus #COVID19 twitter.com/WHO/status/165…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 🚨 BREAKING 🚨
'Yesterday, the Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice'-Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus #COVID19
