Posted on 03/05/2020 5:41:19 PM PST by Lazamataz
The World Health Organization on Thursday called on all nations to “pull out all the stops” to fight the COVID-19 coronavirus as it continues to spread outside of China.
“This epidemic can be pushed back but only with a coordinated and comprehensive approach that engages the entire machinery of government,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press briefing at the agency’s headquarters in Geneva. “We’re calling on every country to act with speed, scale and clear-minded determination.”
Tedros said world health officials are “deeply concerned” about the increasing number of countries reporting cases, especially those with weaker health-care systems. He’s also worried that some countries aren’t taking this seriously enough or have decided that there’s nothing they can do to curb local outbreaks.
“This epidemic is a threat for every country, rich and poor. And as we’ve said before, even the high-income countries should expect surprises,” he said. “We’re concerned that in some countries, the level of political commitment and the actions that demonstrate that commitment do not match the level of the threat we all face.”
“This is not a drill. This is not the time to give up. This is not a time for excuses. This is a time to pull out all the stops,” he said.
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During a press briefing Monday, WHO officials said they don’t know how COVID-19 behaves, saying it’s not like influenza.
....except it's not.
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what? you’re not dead yet?
Have you CNBC and WHO are allies in the effort to cause as much panic as possible? It seems like every few hours CNBC finds a new angle
“We’re calling on every country to act with speed, scale and clear-minded determination.”
To do what, exactly?
Me? I’m hoping for good things, but prepared for bad things.
Not stated outright, but I suspect he's talking about broad quarentining.
WHO says we won’t get fooled again...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO_IJMX0Imk
Captain Trips, it ain’t.
Don’t we want to put in all the stops?
Thank the Lord.
If I were to offer a totally baseless speculation, it would be that it is an unfinished Chinese bioweapon. Not nearly deadly enough, but a nice start.
My guess is that his idea of the first step is to give WHO lots of money.
Good point!
“WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for calm focusing on facts in the public response to the new coronavirus spread.”
That was a headline on CNBC this past Sunday. Now this today? This is either a massive propaganda campaign or they don’t know what the bleep they’re doing! I’m guessing it’s a little of both!
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus really wants to keep his cushy job with beaucoup bucks, everything paid, high class travel around the world and top notch hotels.
How long till the first FReeper posts he7she has coronavirus?
Hopefully not you Laz!
I pick April 1.
Captain trips - great reference and thank God it’s not.
This coronavirus is cutting into his lifestyle bigtime.
All his favorite posh destinations are going to be limiting travel soon.. :-)
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