To slow the spread of #COVID19, many countries introduced "lockdown" measures. But on their own, these measures will not extinguish epidemics. We call on all countries to use this time to attack the #coronavirus.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 25, 2020
You've created a 2nd window of opportunity. pic.twitter.com/jupcsdYnWm
We have a simple message for all countries fighting #COVID19: test, test, test.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 16, 2020
The most effective way to prevent #coronavirus infections and save lives is breaking the chains of transmission. And to do that, you must test and isolate. https://t.co/cOOs5wMCZE
#COVID19: "Testing is central because that leads to early detection"
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) March 15, 2020
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha explains how they’ve been tackling the #CoronavirusPandemic#Marr https://t.co/AJl63Em75M pic.twitter.com/CbXjsASutD
Not true, @realDonaldTrump. I wrote to you more than 600 days ago demanding answers after you fired the entire White House pandemic team. https://t.co/ICbHOkyeyY pic.twitter.com/71OF9gKA3N
— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) March 13, 2020
Let's dispel the notion that "novel coronavirus is just like the flu". Sharing this striking comparison of #Flu, #COVID19, #SARS and #MERS made by @BioRender. #COVID19 is 30x more deadly and almost 2x more contagious than the flu. We have no existing immunity to COVID19. pic.twitter.com/fdJgsSFMnB
— Prof. Akiko Iwasaki (@VirusesImmunity) March 13, 2020
"Our message to countries continues to be: you must take a comprehensive approach.
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 13, 2020
Not testing alone. Not contact tracing alone. Not quarantine alone. Not social distancing alone. Do it all"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #coronavirus
"Second, detect, protect and treat.
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 13, 2020
You can’t fight a virus if you don’t know where it is. Find, isolate, test and treat every case, to break the chains of #COVID19 transmission.
Every case we find and treat limits the expansion of the disease"-@DrTedros #coronavirus
"The experience of 🇨🇳, 🇰🇷, 🇸🇬 and others clearly demonstrates that aggressive testing and contact tracing, combined with social distancing measures and community mobilization, can prevent #COVID19 infections and save lives"-@DrTedros #coronavirus
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 13, 2020
So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 9, 2020
On 28 February, WHO raised the risk assessment for the #COVID19 outbreak internationally from “high” to “very high.”#coronavirus https://t.co/Opqi73eCdv
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 29, 2020
The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2020
Although the total number of #COVID19 cases outside #China remains relatively low, I stressed our concern about cases with no clear epidemiological link (travel history to 🇨🇳, contact with a confirmed case) during our media briefing today.https://t.co/2NrbSDqDa3
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 21, 2020
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I must say again that the 🌍 has a window of opportunity to slow the #COVID19 outbreak & we must seize it, now. Today I told media about the massive preparedness activities @WHO & countries are engaged in.https://t.co/2xwryYLLTl
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 18, 2020
Together, we are facing #COVID19 & we must use the window of opportunity to intensify our preparedness for it.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 16, 2020
And more than ever it’s time to let science & evidence lead policy. If we don’t, we are headed down a dark path that leads nowhere but division and disharmony. #MSC2020
In an evolving public health emergency, all countries must step up efforts to prepare for #2019nCoV’s possible arrival and do their utmost to contain it should it arrive. This means lab capacity for rapid diagnosis, contact tracing and other tools in the public health arsenal.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 9, 2020
There’ve been some concerning instances of onward #2019nCoV spread from people with no travel history to 🇨🇳. The detection of a small number of cases may indicate more widespread transmission in other countries; in short, we may only be seeing the tip of the iceberg.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 9, 2020
As I told media yesterday, #2019nCoV spread outside #China appears to be slow now, but could accelerate. Containment remains our objective, but all countries must use the window of opportunity created by the containment strategy to prepare for the virus’s possible arrival.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 9, 2020
....he will be successful, especially as the weather starts to warm & the virus hopefully becomes weaker, and then gone. Great discipline is taking place in China, as President Xi strongly leads what will be a very successful operation. We are working closely with China to help!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 7, 2020
I just briefed #EB146 members again on the #2019nCoV outbreak. I thanked the countries:
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 7, 2020
- who shared #2019nCoV vital data with @WHO
- who already pledged their funds to support the outbreak
It is vital that we invest now. We have a window of opportunity to exploit now.
.@WHO doesn’t recommend limiting trade & movement.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) January 31, 2020
Travel restrictions can cause more harm than good by hindering info-sharing & medical supply chains & harming economies. We urge countries & companies to make evidence-based, consistent decisions. https://t.co/ksxOV6sbDN
"There is no reason for measures that unnecessarily interfere with intl. travel & trade.
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 30, 2020
We call on all countries to implement decisions that are evidence-based & consistent. WHO stands ready to provide advice to any country that is considering which measures to take"-@DrTedros
"Make no mistake. This is an emergency in #China, but it has not yet become a global health emergency.
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 23, 2020
WHO’s risk assessment is that the outbreak is a very high risk in China, and a high risk regionally and globally"-@DrTedros on new #coronavirus
This is the second confirmed case of the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that has been detected outside of #China🇨🇳, following confirmation of a case in #Thailand 🇹🇭.
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 16, 2020
Considering global travel patterns, additional cases in other countries are likely https://t.co/HjUq9bKBRu pic.twitter.com/OL3NpF5KSp
Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) identified in #Wuhan, #China🇨🇳. pic.twitter.com/Fnl5P877VG
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 14, 2020