Monday
This afternoon
Um.
Anyone?
COVID-19 advice for the public: Getting vaccinated (WHO)
Previously: Not For The Moment
Tag Archives: World Health Organisation
This afternoon.
Christchurch, Dublin.
Rockers VS Mods again?
Or frustration with controversial world health body?
We may never know.
Thanks Derek Haughton
The WHO Live
at
Dr David Nabarro of the World Health Organisation
This morning.
The World Health Organization’s special envoy on Covid-19, Dr David Nabarro, wass speaking to the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19.
Dr Nabarro has said it is “highly unlikely” and “really surprising” that Ireland would go into total lockdown again – however local areas might see movement restrictions due to clusters.
He also said it is “reasonable” to suggest that commuters should wear face coverings to protect drivers and attendants.
Dr Nabarro, meanwhile, has advocated for face masks, and said while it is up to national governments to decide their policy on face coverings he wanted to encourage people to “take the advice super seriously and get into the habit of doing it”.
Hmm.
Watch live here
Meanwhile…
At committee WHO’s Dr. David Nabarro says internationally 25% of Covid fatalities are from long term residential care settings, including nursing homes. In Ireland it’s 63%. Even accounting for Ireland’s higher counting approach, this is a stark comparison. pic.twitter.com/K9HER9bk9T
— Stephen Donnelly (@DonnellyStephen) June 11, 2020
Yesterday: ‘I Expect It To Be Ignored, As The Elderly Have Been Ignored’
WHO Are You?
at
January 14, 2020
WHO & #China have enjoyed a long & productive partnership. WHO is proud to have supported the overseas training of more than 2000 Chinese #HealthWorkers. Grateful for China’s commitment to strengthening health systems in other countries through its Belt and Road Initiative. pic.twitter.com/IigqsDsEOI
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) January 16, 2019
January 16, 2020
US President Donald Trump at yesterday’s White House Covid-19 press briefing
Last night.
According to Mr Trump, WHO prevented transparency over the outbreak and the United States – the UN body’s biggest funder which provided $400 million last year – will now “discuss what to do with all that money that goes to the WHO.”
He said that the WHO had not sent experts into China quickly enough when the outbreak first emerged and took the assurances from that country’s leaders “at face value”.
Mr Trump said had the WHO “done its job” by getting experts into China swiftly then “the outbreak could have been contained at its sources with very little death”. The US president suggested thousands of lives could have been saved by such action.
Coronavirus live news: Trump suspends WHO funding as Denmark begins to reopen schools (The Guardian)
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Meanwhile…
Bill Gates says Donald Trump’s decision to stop US funding of the World Health Organisation during the #COVID19 pandemic is as “dangerous as it sounds” https://t.co/eQESk5dUQe
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) April 15, 2020
Meanwhile…
Bill Gates’ Instagram.
Come for the cuddly sweater, stay for the blistering comments.
Media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedros. #coronavirus https://t.co/aPFXT3ex5y
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 11, 2020
This evening.
Members of the World Health Organisation, including executive director Michael Ryan (top), hold a press conference, in which Mr Ryan said that all countries now need to reassess their “strategies” toward the coronavirus.
It follows the WHO declaring the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic.