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WHO to reconvene emergency committee to evaluate latest COVID-19 situation

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Geneva, Switzerland - April 1, 2020 (WHO - Access All)
1. Various of World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters

Geneva, Switzerland - April 29, 2020 (WHO - Access All)
2. Press conference in progress
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general, WHO:
"From the beginning, WHO has acted quickly and decisively and to respond and to warn the world. We sounded the alarm early and we sounded it often. We said repeatedly that the world had a window of opportunity to prepare and to prevent widespread community transmission."

Geneva, Switzerland - April 29, 2020 (International Labour Organization - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Press conference in progress
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Guy Ryder, director-general, International Labour Organization:
"The figures that we have launched today show that the job destruction effect of this pandemic are actually deepening. We estimate that in the second quarter of this year, the loss of full time jobs is the equivalent of 305 million jobs worldwide."

New York City, USA - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Empty street, pedestrian
7. Woman at closed store door
8. Street scene, traffic
9. Various of closed stores, notices of closures

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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that he will reconvene the Emergency Committee on Thursday to evaluate the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and to advise on updated recommendations.

Speaking at a regular press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros said WHO declared its highest level of alarm, a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), over the outbreak of novel coronavirus on Jan 30, almost three months ago.

Under the organization's International Health Regulations, Tedros said WHO will reconvene the Emergency Committee to discuss and evaluate the situation and update suggestions on the epidemic on Thursday.

The WHO chief reviewed the key points in fighting against the virus over the past three months and defended WHO's response, saying the organization moved decisively to raise the alarm about the threat of the virus to the world.

"From the beginning, WHO has acted quickly and decisively and to respond and to warn the world. We sounded the alarm early and we sounded it often. We said repeatedly that the world had a window of opportunity to prepare and to prevent widespread community transmission," said Tedros.

Noting that WHO is committed to transparency and accountability, Tedros repeated his call for unity and solidarity. He said that a suitable vaccine for COVID-19 could be 10 to 16 months away but stressed that WHO is working with its partners to speed up the availability of vaccines.

On the same day, the International Labour Organization (ILO) released a report detailing how work hours worldwide are continuously reducing due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The figures that we have launched today show that the job destruction effect of this pandemic are actually deepening. We estimate that in the second quarter of this year, the loss of full time jobs is the equivalent of 305 million jobs worldwide," said Guy Ryder, Director-General of ILO.

According to the report, the total working hours in the second quarter are expected to be reduced by 10.5 percent, compared with the fourth quarter of 2019. The Americas, Europe and Central Asia are predicted to witness the biggest declines.

It said that the total number of idle workers is decreasing as China is gradually resuming work and production activities. About 436 million enterprises face "high risks" of disruption, with the wholesale and retail industry and the manufacturing industry facing the hardest hits, the report added.

ILO called on urgent, targeted and flexible measures to support workers and enterprises, especially for SMEs and vulnerable groups. It stressed that worldwide economic stimulus plans and debt relief measures will help to recover the global economy.


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  • Dateline : April 29, 2020/Recent/File
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  • Location : Suisse
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  • Dateline : 29 abr. 2020/Reciente/Archivo
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Switzerland-Coronavirus/WHO

WHO to reconvene emergency committee to evaluate latest COVID-19 situation

Dateline : April 29, 2020/Recent/File

Location : Switzerland

Duration : 1'21

  • English
  • Français
  • Español


Geneva, Switzerland - April 1, 2020 (WHO - Access All)
1. Various of World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters

Geneva, Switzerland - April 29, 2020 (WHO - Access All)
2. Press conference in progress
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general, WHO:
"From the beginning, WHO has acted quickly and decisively and to respond and to warn the world. We sounded the alarm early and we sounded it often. We said repeatedly that the world had a window of opportunity to prepare and to prevent widespread community transmission."

Geneva, Switzerland - April 29, 2020 (International Labour Organization - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Press conference in progress
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Guy Ryder, director-general, International Labour Organization:
"The figures that we have launched today show that the job destruction effect of this pandemic are actually deepening. We estimate that in the second quarter of this year, the loss of full time jobs is the equivalent of 305 million jobs worldwide."

New York City, USA - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Empty street, pedestrian
7. Woman at closed store door
8. Street scene, traffic
9. Various of closed stores, notices of closures


World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that he will reconvene the Emergency Committee on Thursday to evaluate the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and to advise on updated recommendations.

Speaking at a regular press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros said WHO declared its highest level of alarm, a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), over the outbreak of novel coronavirus on Jan 30, almost three months ago.

Under the organization's International Health Regulations, Tedros said WHO will reconvene the Emergency Committee to discuss and evaluate the situation and update suggestions on the epidemic on Thursday.

The WHO chief reviewed the key points in fighting against the virus over the past three months and defended WHO's response, saying the organization moved decisively to raise the alarm about the threat of the virus to the world.

"From the beginning, WHO has acted quickly and decisively and to respond and to warn the world. We sounded the alarm early and we sounded it often. We said repeatedly that the world had a window of opportunity to prepare and to prevent widespread community transmission," said Tedros.

Noting that WHO is committed to transparency and accountability, Tedros repeated his call for unity and solidarity. He said that a suitable vaccine for COVID-19 could be 10 to 16 months away but stressed that WHO is working with its partners to speed up the availability of vaccines.

On the same day, the International Labour Organization (ILO) released a report detailing how work hours worldwide are continuously reducing due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The figures that we have launched today show that the job destruction effect of this pandemic are actually deepening. We estimate that in the second quarter of this year, the loss of full time jobs is the equivalent of 305 million jobs worldwide," said Guy Ryder, Director-General of ILO.

According to the report, the total working hours in the second quarter are expected to be reduced by 10.5 percent, compared with the fourth quarter of 2019. The Americas, Europe and Central Asia are predicted to witness the biggest declines.

It said that the total number of idle workers is decreasing as China is gradually resuming work and production activities. About 436 million enterprises face "high risks" of disruption, with the wholesale and retail industry and the manufacturing industry facing the hardest hits, the report added.

ILO called on urgent, targeted and flexible measures to support workers and enterprises, especially for SMEs and vulnerable groups. It stressed that worldwide economic stimulus plans and debt relief measures will help to recover the global economy.


ID : 8141737

Published : 2020-04-30 09:01

Last Modified : 2020-04-30 20:55:00

Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN),Pool

Restrictions : See shotlist

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