WHO / COVID-19 UPDATE
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The Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus said, "medical masks must be prioritized for health workers on the front lines of the response, adding that the Organization is "concerned that the mass use of medical masks by the general population could exacerbate the shortage of these specialized masks for the people who need them most." WHO
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STORY: WHO / COVID-19 UPDATE
TRT: 5:54
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 6 APRIL 2020, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
SHOTLIST:
1. Wide shot, exterorio, WHO
2.Wide shot, conference room
3.SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO):
"First and foremost, medical masks must be prioritized for health workers on the front lines of the response. We know medical masks can help to protect health workers, but they're in short supply globally. We're concerned that the mass use of medical masks by the general population could exacerbate the shortage of these specialized masks for the people who need them most."
4.Wide shot, conference room
5.SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO):"WHO has been evaluating the use of medical and nonmedical masks for COVID-19 more widely. Today, WHO is issuing guidance and criteria to support countries in making that decision. For example, countries could consider using masks in communities where other measures such as cleaning hands and physical distancing are harder to achieve because of lack of water or cramped living conditions."
6.Various shots, conference room
7.SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO):
"What's clear is that there is limited research in this area. We encourage countries that are considering the use of masks for the general population to study their effectiveness. So we can all learn. Most importantly, masks should only ever be used as part of a comprehensive package of interventions. There is no black or white answer and no silver bullet."8.Close up, reporters typing
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical lead, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
"What we know from reports, what we know from published literature is that the predominant way in which transmission is occurring is amongst the symptomatic individuals. And these are people that can be symptomatic very, very early on in symptoms. Even when they start to feel a little bit unwell."
10. Med shot, Kerkhov speaking
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical lead, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
"It's possible that people can transmit in the few days before they become symptomatic or in their presymptomatic phase. There have been some studies that have come out and we learned about this when we were on mission in China back in January and early February."
12. Med shot, Med shot, Kerkhov speaking
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical lead, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
"However, it's very important to know that even if you are presymptomatic or even if you don't have any recognized symptoms, you still have to transmit through droplets. You still have to have these infectious particles that come out of your, out of your nose and your mouth. So we do, while we know that that is possible, we do not believe that that's a major driver of transmission.
14. Wide shot, conference room
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Micheal Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
"Having COVID-19 is not anybody's fault. Every case is a victim and every case needs to be treated with sensitivity,as the health workers who treat them. So it's very important that we not profiling COVID-19 along racial, along religious, along ethnic lines. This is not helpful."
16. Wide shot, conference room
17.SOUNDBITE (English) Micheal Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
"The most damaging lockdowns are in many developing countries where people, as the DG has said, many times, can live from hand to mouth, not from paycheck to paycheck, but from day to day. And we have to find adapted solutions around lockdown and around disease control in vulnerable peri-urban populations living in poverty, in poor rural communities. And we have to find other ways to manage alternative adapted ways to manage lockdowns or slowdowns, or shutdowns in those situations.
18. Wide shot, conference room
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO):
"There was, I think a comment last week from a couple of scientists, who say the testing ground for the new vaccines will be Africa. To be honest, I was so appalled and it was a time when I said when we needed solidarity, these kind of racist remarks, actually would not help. It goes against the solidarity."
20. Wide shot, conference room
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Lady Gaga, Singer and Song Writer:
"I am proud to say that over the past seven days, we've raised a total of 35 million dolloars for the Solidary Fund this money will [inaudible] essetial PPE, supplies and testing kits around the world, and will help improve lab capcity to rapidly process tests, it will also coordinate research develpment. It is so important to think globally, and to support Organizations to curb the pandemic, and to prevent huge outberaks."
22. Wide shot, conference room
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Lady Gaga, Singer and Song Writer:
"It has been a honour to help with this huge broadcast event, which will take place on April 18th where we will need to tell the stories and celenbrate the frontline community , healthcare workers and their acts of kindness."
24. Wide shot, conference room
STORYLINE:
The Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus said, "medical masks must be prioritized for health workers on the front lines of the response, adding that the Organization is "concerned that the mass use of medical masks by the general population could exacerbate the shortage of these specialized masks for the people who need them most."
Tedros today (06 Apr) said that WHO has been evaluating the use of medical and nonmedical masks for COVID-19 more widely, adding that "WHO is issuing guidance and criteria to support countries in making that decision. For example, countries could consider using masks in communities where other measures such as cleaning hands and physical distancing are harder to achieve because of lack of water or cramped living conditions."
The Director-General also said, "what's clear is that there is limited research in this area. We encourage countries that are considering the use of masks for the general population to study their effectiveness. So we can all learn."
He reiterated, "most importantly, masks should only ever be used as part of a comprehensive package of interventions. There is no black or white answer and no silver bullet."
Also speaking to the reporter was WHO's Maria Van Kerkhove. She said, "what we know from reports, what we know from published literature is that the predominant way in which transmission is occurring is amongst the symptomatic individuals. And these are people that can be symptomatic very, very early on in symptoms. Even when they start to feel a little bit unwell."
Kerkhove also said, "it's possible that people can transmit in the few days before they become symptomatic or in their presymptomatic phase. There have been some studies that have come out and we learned about this when we were on mission in China back in January and early February."
She added, "however, it's very important to know that even if you are presymptomatic or even if you don't have any recognized symptoms, you still have to transmit through droplets. You still have to have these infectious particles that come out of your, out of your nose and your mouth. So we do, while we know that that is possible, we do not believe that that's a major driver of transmission."
Micheal Ryan, WHO's Executive Director said, "having COVID-19 is not anybody's fault. Every case is a victim and every case needs to be treated with sensitivity, as the health workers who treat them. So it's very important that we not profiling COVID-19 along racial, along religious, along ethnic lines. This is not helpful."
He also stated, "the most damaging lockdowns are in many developing countries where people, as the DG has said, many times, can live from hand to mouth, not from paycheck to paycheck, but from day to day. And we have to find adapted solutions around lockdown and around disease control in vulnerable peri-urban populations living in poverty, in poor rural communities. And we have to find other ways to manage alternative adapted ways to manage lockdowns or slowdowns, or shutdowns in those situations.
Responding to a comment from last week about "a couple of scientists, who say the testing ground for the new vaccines will be Africa," Tedros said, "to be honest, I was so appalled and it was a time when I said when we needed solidarity, these kind of racist remarks, actually would not help. It goes against the solidarity."
WHO and Global Citizen today also announced 'One World: Together at home' Global Special to support healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking via video link, Singer Lady Gaga said, "I am proud to say that over the past seven days, we've raised a total of 35 million dolloars for the Solidary Fund this money will [inaudible] essetial PPE, supplies and testing kits around the world, and will help improve lab capcity to rapidly process tests, it will also coordinate research develpment. It is so important to think globally, and to support Organizations to curb the pandemic, and to prevent huge outberaks."
Gaga also said, "It has been a honour to help with this huge broadcast event, which will take place on April 18th where we will need to tell the stories and celenbrate the frontline community , healthcare workers and their acts of kindness."
Powered by commitments from supporters and corporate partners in benefit of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, Broadcast special to also benefit local and regional charities that provide food, shelter and healthcare to those that need help most.
Historic broadcast to be hosted by Jimmy Fallon of ‘The Tonight Show,’ Jimmy Kimmel of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ and Stephen Colbert of ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,’ Friends from Sesame Street Also on hand to help unify and inspire people around the world to take meaningful actions that increase support for the global COVID-19 response.
Curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga, broadcast to include Alanis Morissette, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Burna Boy, Chris Martin, David Beckham, Eddie Vedder, Elton John, FINNEAS, Idris and Sabrina Elba, J Balvin, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kerry Washington, Lang Lang, Lizzo, Maluma, Paul McCartney, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan and Stevie Wonder.
TRT: 5:54
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 6 APRIL 2020, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
SHOTLIST:
1. Wide shot, exterorio, WHO
2.Wide shot, conference room
3.SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO):
"First and foremost, medical masks must be prioritized for health workers on the front lines of the response. We know medical masks can help to protect health workers, but they're in short supply globally. We're concerned that the mass use of medical masks by the general population could exacerbate the shortage of these specialized masks for the people who need them most."
4.Wide shot, conference room
5.SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO):"WHO has been evaluating the use of medical and nonmedical masks for COVID-19 more widely. Today, WHO is issuing guidance and criteria to support countries in making that decision. For example, countries could consider using masks in communities where other measures such as cleaning hands and physical distancing are harder to achieve because of lack of water or cramped living conditions."
6.Various shots, conference room
7.SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO):
"What's clear is that there is limited research in this area. We encourage countries that are considering the use of masks for the general population to study their effectiveness. So we can all learn. Most importantly, masks should only ever be used as part of a comprehensive package of interventions. There is no black or white answer and no silver bullet."8.Close up, reporters typing
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical lead, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
"What we know from reports, what we know from published literature is that the predominant way in which transmission is occurring is amongst the symptomatic individuals. And these are people that can be symptomatic very, very early on in symptoms. Even when they start to feel a little bit unwell."
10. Med shot, Kerkhov speaking
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical lead, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
"It's possible that people can transmit in the few days before they become symptomatic or in their presymptomatic phase. There have been some studies that have come out and we learned about this when we were on mission in China back in January and early February."
12. Med shot, Med shot, Kerkhov speaking
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical lead, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
"However, it's very important to know that even if you are presymptomatic or even if you don't have any recognized symptoms, you still have to transmit through droplets. You still have to have these infectious particles that come out of your, out of your nose and your mouth. So we do, while we know that that is possible, we do not believe that that's a major driver of transmission.
14. Wide shot, conference room
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Micheal Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
"Having COVID-19 is not anybody's fault. Every case is a victim and every case needs to be treated with sensitivity,as the health workers who treat them. So it's very important that we not profiling COVID-19 along racial, along religious, along ethnic lines. This is not helpful."
16. Wide shot, conference room
17.SOUNDBITE (English) Micheal Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
"The most damaging lockdowns are in many developing countries where people, as the DG has said, many times, can live from hand to mouth, not from paycheck to paycheck, but from day to day. And we have to find adapted solutions around lockdown and around disease control in vulnerable peri-urban populations living in poverty, in poor rural communities. And we have to find other ways to manage alternative adapted ways to manage lockdowns or slowdowns, or shutdowns in those situations.
18. Wide shot, conference room
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO):
"There was, I think a comment last week from a couple of scientists, who say the testing ground for the new vaccines will be Africa. To be honest, I was so appalled and it was a time when I said when we needed solidarity, these kind of racist remarks, actually would not help. It goes against the solidarity."
20. Wide shot, conference room
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Lady Gaga, Singer and Song Writer:
"I am proud to say that over the past seven days, we've raised a total of 35 million dolloars for the Solidary Fund this money will [inaudible] essetial PPE, supplies and testing kits around the world, and will help improve lab capcity to rapidly process tests, it will also coordinate research develpment. It is so important to think globally, and to support Organizations to curb the pandemic, and to prevent huge outberaks."
22. Wide shot, conference room
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Lady Gaga, Singer and Song Writer:
"It has been a honour to help with this huge broadcast event, which will take place on April 18th where we will need to tell the stories and celenbrate the frontline community , healthcare workers and their acts of kindness."
24. Wide shot, conference room
STORYLINE:
The Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus said, "medical masks must be prioritized for health workers on the front lines of the response, adding that the Organization is "concerned that the mass use of medical masks by the general population could exacerbate the shortage of these specialized masks for the people who need them most."
Tedros today (06 Apr) said that WHO has been evaluating the use of medical and nonmedical masks for COVID-19 more widely, adding that "WHO is issuing guidance and criteria to support countries in making that decision. For example, countries could consider using masks in communities where other measures such as cleaning hands and physical distancing are harder to achieve because of lack of water or cramped living conditions."
The Director-General also said, "what's clear is that there is limited research in this area. We encourage countries that are considering the use of masks for the general population to study their effectiveness. So we can all learn."
He reiterated, "most importantly, masks should only ever be used as part of a comprehensive package of interventions. There is no black or white answer and no silver bullet."
Also speaking to the reporter was WHO's Maria Van Kerkhove. She said, "what we know from reports, what we know from published literature is that the predominant way in which transmission is occurring is amongst the symptomatic individuals. And these are people that can be symptomatic very, very early on in symptoms. Even when they start to feel a little bit unwell."
Kerkhove also said, "it's possible that people can transmit in the few days before they become symptomatic or in their presymptomatic phase. There have been some studies that have come out and we learned about this when we were on mission in China back in January and early February."
She added, "however, it's very important to know that even if you are presymptomatic or even if you don't have any recognized symptoms, you still have to transmit through droplets. You still have to have these infectious particles that come out of your, out of your nose and your mouth. So we do, while we know that that is possible, we do not believe that that's a major driver of transmission."
Micheal Ryan, WHO's Executive Director said, "having COVID-19 is not anybody's fault. Every case is a victim and every case needs to be treated with sensitivity, as the health workers who treat them. So it's very important that we not profiling COVID-19 along racial, along religious, along ethnic lines. This is not helpful."
He also stated, "the most damaging lockdowns are in many developing countries where people, as the DG has said, many times, can live from hand to mouth, not from paycheck to paycheck, but from day to day. And we have to find adapted solutions around lockdown and around disease control in vulnerable peri-urban populations living in poverty, in poor rural communities. And we have to find other ways to manage alternative adapted ways to manage lockdowns or slowdowns, or shutdowns in those situations.
Responding to a comment from last week about "a couple of scientists, who say the testing ground for the new vaccines will be Africa," Tedros said, "to be honest, I was so appalled and it was a time when I said when we needed solidarity, these kind of racist remarks, actually would not help. It goes against the solidarity."
WHO and Global Citizen today also announced 'One World: Together at home' Global Special to support healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking via video link, Singer Lady Gaga said, "I am proud to say that over the past seven days, we've raised a total of 35 million dolloars for the Solidary Fund this money will [inaudible] essetial PPE, supplies and testing kits around the world, and will help improve lab capcity to rapidly process tests, it will also coordinate research develpment. It is so important to think globally, and to support Organizations to curb the pandemic, and to prevent huge outberaks."
Gaga also said, "It has been a honour to help with this huge broadcast event, which will take place on April 18th where we will need to tell the stories and celenbrate the frontline community , healthcare workers and their acts of kindness."
Powered by commitments from supporters and corporate partners in benefit of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, Broadcast special to also benefit local and regional charities that provide food, shelter and healthcare to those that need help most.
Historic broadcast to be hosted by Jimmy Fallon of ‘The Tonight Show,’ Jimmy Kimmel of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ and Stephen Colbert of ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,’ Friends from Sesame Street Also on hand to help unify and inspire people around the world to take meaningful actions that increase support for the global COVID-19 response.
Curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga, broadcast to include Alanis Morissette, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Burna Boy, Chris Martin, David Beckham, Eddie Vedder, Elton John, FINNEAS, Idris and Sabrina Elba, J Balvin, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kerry Washington, Lang Lang, Lizzo, Maluma, Paul McCartney, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan and Stevie Wonder.
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