We are the #UnitedNations’ health agency. We are committed to achieve better health for everyone, everywhere - #HealthForAll
LIVE: Q&A on #COVID19 vaccines, diagnostics & therapeutics safety with @doctorsoumya and @mariangelasimao . #AskWHO
"It’s important we all remember that vaccines will complement but not replace the proven public health measures that have been shown to suppress transmission & save lives. We still have a lot of work to do, but the 💡 at the end of the tunnel continues to grow brighter " @DrTedros-
#COVAX announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement for up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech#COVID19 vaccine
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨 "We have therefore made the assessment that #COVID19 can be characterized as a pandemic " @DrTedros- #coronavirus
FACT: #COVID19 is NOT airborne. The #coronavirus is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks. To protect yourself: -keep 1m distance from others -disinfect surfaces frequently -wash/rub your 👐 -avoid touching your 👀👃👄
These are 7 simple steps to protect yourself and others from #COVID19 . 👉 #coronavirus
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 .
"We have a simple message for all countries: test test test. Test every suspected #COVID19 case. If they test positive, isolate them & find out who they have been in close contact with up to 2 days before they developed symptoms & test those people too " @DrTedros- #coronavirus
"It's not just #COVID19 that is killing people, it's underprivilege, it's lack of access, it's years of living with health conditions that haven't been properly managed because of the colour of your skin, or your ethnicity, or your social group"- @DrMikeRyan #HealthForAll
Protect yourself & others from getting sick: 1⃣ Wash your hands 🧼 after coughing or sneezing 🧼 when caring for the sick 🧼 before, during & after you prepare food 🧼 before eating 🧼 after toilet use 🧼 when hands are visibly dirty 🧼 after handling animals or animal waste
We are thrilled to have @SuperM_smtown joining our Big Event for Mental He #WorldMentalHealthDaylth on ! Stay tu #SuperMxWHOed for ! 🗓️This Saturday 10.10.2020 🕙10h00 EST 🕓16h00 CEST 🕚23h00 KST More information: ▶️ #SuperM
@DrTedros @WHOWPRO 🚨 @WHOSEAROB @pahowhoR @WHO_EuropeE @WHOEMROA @WHOAFROKING 🚨 "For all of these reasons, I am declaring a public health emergency of international concern over the global outbreak of . "- #2019nCoV @DrTedros
There are simple things we each must do to protect ourselves from #COVID19 , including 👐 washing with 🧼 & 💦 or alcohol-based rub. WHO is launching the #SafeHands Challenge to promote the power of clean 👐 to fight #coronavirus . Join the challenge & share your 👐 washing video!
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