GENEVA / MERS PRESSER
18-Sep-2015
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With the upcoming Hajj, one of the most important religious observances in Islam expected to fall between September 21-26 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) drew attention today in Geneva to the ongoing MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak in Saudi Arabia. UNTV CH
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STORY: GENEVA / MERS PRESSER
TRT: 2:15
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 18 SEPTEMBER 2015, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
TRT: 2:15
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 18 SEPTEMBER 2015, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
SHOTLIST
18 SEPTEMBER 2015, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert WHO:
“We have, as you know, had and still have a fairly large outbreak ongoing in Riyadh, involving mainly one hospital but also additional hospitals. So far in Riyadh, linked to that hospital, we have more than 115 cases - if I remember correctly - and we also have a small hospital outbreak ongoing in Medina, which is part of the holy sites.”
4. Wide shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert WHO:
“That is a very big challenge for all health care systems in the world, that was also one of the main messages of the last emergency committee on the … for MERS that there is not enough awareness around MERS globally and that is really something we have to push for from all side and make sure that all the actors and partners are contributing to increase that awareness for this new emerging disease which is still very serious and and of very large concern for the international health community.”
6. Med shot, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert WHO:
“Travel advice, there is no travel advice or recommendation made by WHO or any national authorities for MERS because you can’t, it is not efficient to introduce travel measures. Of course, when and that is common sense, but it is unfortunately not a reflex in any individuals: When you come back from travel and have suddenly symptoms of a respiratory disease and you go to the hospital to see the doctor, it is extremely important to remember to say ‘Oh by the way, I was travelling last week or two weeks ago and I went to this and these places’ ”.
8. Close up, journalists
STORYLINE
With the upcoming Hajj, one of the most important religious observances in Islam expected to fall between September 21-26 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) drew attention today in Geneva to the ongoing MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak in Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert at WHO, says that “we have, as you know, had and still have a fairly large outbreak ongoing in Riyadh, involving mainly one hospital but also additional hospitals. So far in Riyadh, linked to that hospital, we have more than 115 cases - if I remember correctly - and we also have a small hospital outbreak ongoing in Medina, which is part of the holy sites.”
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. The virus appears to be circulating throughout the Arabian Peninsula. Several cases, however, have also been reported outside the Middle East. Most people infected with MERS-CoV develop severe acute respiratory illness, including fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
The challenge with MERS is that the symptoms are not very specific to the disease, and are difficult to recognise. Hence, health care workers would not immediately think of the disease and have patients immediately isolated.
The WHO expert describes “that is a very big challenge for all health care systems in the world, that was also one of the main messages of the last emergency committee on the … for MERS that there is not enough awareness around MERS globally and that is really something we have to push for from all side and make sure that all the actors and partners are contributing to increase that awareness for this new emerging disease which is still very serious and and of very large concern for the international health community.”
WHO reported to journalists in Geneva also about 11 cases in Amman, Jordan and said that more than 1,564 cases of MERS have been reported globally, and more than 550 people have died as the disease has a fairly high fatality rate.
However, Dr. Peter Ben Embarek said that WHO does not recommend the application of any travel or trade restrictions, adding that, “there is no travel advice or recommendation made by WHO or any national authorities for MERS because you can’t, it is not efficient to introduce travel measures. Of course, when and that is common sense, but it is unfortunately not a reflex in any individuals: When you come back from travel and have suddenly symptoms of a respiratory disease and you go to the hospital to see t
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert WHO:
“We have, as you know, had and still have a fairly large outbreak ongoing in Riyadh, involving mainly one hospital but also additional hospitals. So far in Riyadh, linked to that hospital, we have more than 115 cases - if I remember correctly - and we also have a small hospital outbreak ongoing in Medina, which is part of the holy sites.”
4. Wide shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert WHO:
“That is a very big challenge for all health care systems in the world, that was also one of the main messages of the last emergency committee on the … for MERS that there is not enough awareness around MERS globally and that is really something we have to push for from all side and make sure that all the actors and partners are contributing to increase that awareness for this new emerging disease which is still very serious and and of very large concern for the international health community.”
6. Med shot, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert WHO:
“Travel advice, there is no travel advice or recommendation made by WHO or any national authorities for MERS because you can’t, it is not efficient to introduce travel measures. Of course, when and that is common sense, but it is unfortunately not a reflex in any individuals: When you come back from travel and have suddenly symptoms of a respiratory disease and you go to the hospital to see the doctor, it is extremely important to remember to say ‘Oh by the way, I was travelling last week or two weeks ago and I went to this and these places’ ”.
8. Close up, journalists
STORYLINE
With the upcoming Hajj, one of the most important religious observances in Islam expected to fall between September 21-26 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) drew attention today in Geneva to the ongoing MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak in Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert at WHO, says that “we have, as you know, had and still have a fairly large outbreak ongoing in Riyadh, involving mainly one hospital but also additional hospitals. So far in Riyadh, linked to that hospital, we have more than 115 cases - if I remember correctly - and we also have a small hospital outbreak ongoing in Medina, which is part of the holy sites.”
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. The virus appears to be circulating throughout the Arabian Peninsula. Several cases, however, have also been reported outside the Middle East. Most people infected with MERS-CoV develop severe acute respiratory illness, including fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
The challenge with MERS is that the symptoms are not very specific to the disease, and are difficult to recognise. Hence, health care workers would not immediately think of the disease and have patients immediately isolated.
The WHO expert describes “that is a very big challenge for all health care systems in the world, that was also one of the main messages of the last emergency committee on the … for MERS that there is not enough awareness around MERS globally and that is really something we have to push for from all side and make sure that all the actors and partners are contributing to increase that awareness for this new emerging disease which is still very serious and and of very large concern for the international health community.”
WHO reported to journalists in Geneva also about 11 cases in Amman, Jordan and said that more than 1,564 cases of MERS have been reported globally, and more than 550 people have died as the disease has a fairly high fatality rate.
However, Dr. Peter Ben Embarek said that WHO does not recommend the application of any travel or trade restrictions, adding that, “there is no travel advice or recommendation made by WHO or any national authorities for MERS because you can’t, it is not efficient to introduce travel measures. Of course, when and that is common sense, but it is unfortunately not a reflex in any individuals: When you come back from travel and have suddenly symptoms of a respiratory disease and you go to the hospital to see t
STORYLINE
EVA / MERS PRESSER
TRT: 2:15
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 18 SEPTEMBER 2015, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
SHOTLIST:
18 SEPTEMBER 2015, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert WHO:
“We have, as you know, had and still have a fairly large outbreak ongoing in Riyadh, involving mainly one hospital but also additional hospitals. So far in Riyadh, linked to that hospital, we have more than 115 cases - if I remember correctly - and we also have a small hospital outbreak ongoing in Medina, which is part of the holy sites.”
4. Wide shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert WHO:
“That is a very big challenge for all health care systems in the world, that was also one of the main messages of the last emergency committee on the … for MERS that there is not enough awareness around MERS globally and that is really something we have to push for from all side and make sure that all the actors and partners are contributing to increase that awareness for this new emerging disease which is still very serious and and of very large concern for the international health community.”
6. Med shot, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert WHO:
“Travel advice, there is no travel advice or recommendation made by WHO or any national authorities for MERS because you can’t, it is not efficient to introduce travel measures. Of course, when and that is common sense, but it is unfortunately not a reflex in any individuals: When you come back from travel and have suddenly symptoms of a respiratory disease and you go to the hospital to see the doctor, it is extremely important to remember to say ‘Oh by the way, I was travelling last week or two weeks ago and I went to this and these places’ ”.
8. Close up, journalists
STORYLINE
With the upcoming Hajj, one of the most important religious observances in Islam expected to fall between September 21-26 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) drew attention today in Geneva to the ongoing MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak in Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert at WHO, says that “we have, as you know, had and still have a fairly large outbreak ongoing in Riyadh, involving mainly one hospital but also additional hospitals. So far in Riyadh, linked to that hospital, we have more than 115 cases - if I remember correctly - and we also have a small hospital outbreak ongoing in Medina, which is part of the holy sites.”
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. The virus appears to be circulating throughout the Arabian Peninsula. Several cases, however, have also been reported outside the Middle East. Most people infected with MERS-CoV develop severe acute respiratory illness, including fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
The challenge with MERS is that the symptoms are not very specific to the disease, and are difficult to recognise. Hence, health care workers would not immediately think of the disease and have patients immediately isolated.
The WHO expert describes “that is a very big challenge for all health care systems in the world, that was also one of the main messages of the last emergency committee on the … for MERS that there is not enough awareness around MERS globally and that is really something we have to push for from all side and make sure that all the actors and partners are contributing to increase that awareness for this new emerging disease which is still very serious and and of very large concern for the international health community.”
WHO reported to journalists in Geneva also about 11 cases in Amman, Jordan and said that more than 1,564 cases of MERS have been reported globally, and more than 550 people have died as the disease has a fairly high fatality rate.
However, Dr. Peter Ben Embarek said that WHO does not recommend the application of any travel or trade restrictions, adding that, “there is no travel advice or recommendation made by WHO or any national authorities for MERS because you can’t, it is not efficient to introduce travel measures. Of course, when and that is common sense, but it is unfortunately not a reflex in any individuals: When you come back from travel and have suddenly symptoms of a respiratory disease and you go to the hospital to see the doctor, it is extremely important to remember to say ‘Oh by the way, I was travelling last week or two weeks ago and I went to this and these places’ ”.
TRT: 2:15
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 18 SEPTEMBER 2015, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
SHOTLIST:
18 SEPTEMBER 2015, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert WHO:
“We have, as you know, had and still have a fairly large outbreak ongoing in Riyadh, involving mainly one hospital but also additional hospitals. So far in Riyadh, linked to that hospital, we have more than 115 cases - if I remember correctly - and we also have a small hospital outbreak ongoing in Medina, which is part of the holy sites.”
4. Wide shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert WHO:
“That is a very big challenge for all health care systems in the world, that was also one of the main messages of the last emergency committee on the … for MERS that there is not enough awareness around MERS globally and that is really something we have to push for from all side and make sure that all the actors and partners are contributing to increase that awareness for this new emerging disease which is still very serious and and of very large concern for the international health community.”
6. Med shot, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert WHO:
“Travel advice, there is no travel advice or recommendation made by WHO or any national authorities for MERS because you can’t, it is not efficient to introduce travel measures. Of course, when and that is common sense, but it is unfortunately not a reflex in any individuals: When you come back from travel and have suddenly symptoms of a respiratory disease and you go to the hospital to see the doctor, it is extremely important to remember to say ‘Oh by the way, I was travelling last week or two weeks ago and I went to this and these places’ ”.
8. Close up, journalists
STORYLINE
With the upcoming Hajj, one of the most important religious observances in Islam expected to fall between September 21-26 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) drew attention today in Geneva to the ongoing MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak in Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, Technical Expert at WHO, says that “we have, as you know, had and still have a fairly large outbreak ongoing in Riyadh, involving mainly one hospital but also additional hospitals. So far in Riyadh, linked to that hospital, we have more than 115 cases - if I remember correctly - and we also have a small hospital outbreak ongoing in Medina, which is part of the holy sites.”
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. The virus appears to be circulating throughout the Arabian Peninsula. Several cases, however, have also been reported outside the Middle East. Most people infected with MERS-CoV develop severe acute respiratory illness, including fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
The challenge with MERS is that the symptoms are not very specific to the disease, and are difficult to recognise. Hence, health care workers would not immediately think of the disease and have patients immediately isolated.
The WHO expert describes “that is a very big challenge for all health care systems in the world, that was also one of the main messages of the last emergency committee on the … for MERS that there is not enough awareness around MERS globally and that is really something we have to push for from all side and make sure that all the actors and partners are contributing to increase that awareness for this new emerging disease which is still very serious and and of very large concern for the international health community.”
WHO reported to journalists in Geneva also about 11 cases in Amman, Jordan and said that more than 1,564 cases of MERS have been reported globally, and more than 550 people have died as the disease has a fairly high fatality rate.
However, Dr. Peter Ben Embarek said that WHO does not recommend the application of any travel or trade restrictions, adding that, “there is no travel advice or recommendation made by WHO or any national authorities for MERS because you can’t, it is not efficient to introduce travel measures. Of course, when and that is common sense, but it is unfortunately not a reflex in any individuals: When you come back from travel and have suddenly symptoms of a respiratory disease and you go to the hospital to see the doctor, it is extremely important to remember to say ‘Oh by the way, I was travelling last week or two weeks ago and I went to this and these places’ ”.
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