WHO finally announces emergency declaration with spread of new coronavirus infection, and at the same time calls for calm response


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Gerd Altmann

WHO declared a ' public health emergency of international concern ' on January 30, 2020, for a new coronavirus that appears to have occurred in China. This is the sixth WHO announcement of an emergency statement following the July 2019 outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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`` We have experienced the emergence of unknown pathogens that have evolved into an unprecedented pandemic over the past few weeks, '' said WHO Secretary-General Tedros Adanom Gebreyes at a news conference at the WHO headquarters in Geneva on January 30. Yesterday ”and announced the Declaration of Emergency. The WHO Declaration of Emergency was decided by an expert emergency committee convened on the same day. WHO had just forgotten its declaration at a meeting held on January 22 and 23, 2020, as 'It was too early to acknowledge an emergency.'

'Our biggest concern is the spread of the virus to vulnerable areas of the healthcare system, and everyone needs to take action now to prevent further spread,' said Gévlesses in a news conference. There is an urgent need to develop vaccines for the new coronavirus and provide assistance to areas where response has been delayed.

Many institutions and companies have been cautious over the new coronavirus that is prevalent in China, including the Chinese government ordering Foxconn and Samsung's high-tech factories to close , and Google deciding to close all offices in China. Showing posture.

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Furthermore, in Italy, cruise ships were suspended for 12 hours by a report saying that there are Chinese tourists infected with the new corona virus on cruise ships calling at ports, but virus inspection turned out to be a false alarm. There was a case where a passenger embargo order was lifted.

A trade union formed by American Airlines pilots has called for the suspension of all flights between the United States and China , stating that the 'new coronavirus is a threat to passenger and crew safety.' In addition, Israel has taken measures to ban all flights from China, and Russia, which borders China, has closed the Far Eastern border and cut off land.

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In response to these self-restraints and border closures, the WHO Expert Committee acknowledged that 'in certain circumstances, measures to restrict the movement of people may be temporarily useful.' 'Regulations are ineffective and can stall required aid and technical assistance, disrupt business and adversely affect the economies of threatened countries,' he said. He added, 'Measures that unnecessarily restrict international trade and travel are not recommended.The modern age is the age of science, not fluency, and what is required here is truth, not fear.' Sought a calm response from the parties concerned.

'We are working closely with all countries to stop the outbreak of the new coronavirus. Human-to-human transmission has been confirmed outside of China in Japan, Germany, and Vietnam,' said Gebreyes. Information sharing and coordination was very good, 'he said, reporting that international response to the new coronavirus was being carried out smoothly.

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