WHO Head Stated Valid the Global Emergency Response to Coronavirus

The World Health Organization (WHO) has upheld the global emergency regime for the coronavirus outbreak. On Friday at a briefing in Geneva announced WHO Director-General Tedros Adan Gebreyesus. “The pandemic remains an emergency for public health,” he said following the WHO emergency committee meeting held in a teleconference on April 30, tass.ru reported. According to the Director General, the conclusion that the pandemic still remains a world-class emergency was drawn unanimously during the committee meeting that consisted of 18 experts and 13 consultants. “We value the trust expressed by the WHO committee in continuing its leadership and coordinating role in the global response to COVID-19, in collaboration with countries and partners,” Tedros Adan Gebreyesus said. Among the recommendations made by the committee are assistance continuation to countries vulnerable to a pandemic, mechanism creation to accumulate experience in combating coronavirus infection, efforts continuation to ensure equitable access of medical personnel to protective equipment, efforts coordination of global expert community in the field of epidemiology, vaccination and treatment of COVID- nineteen. The head of WHO intends to convene the next meeting of the committee in 90 days, "or earlier, if necessary." The Emergency Committee held a previous meeting in Geneva on January 30. On its recommendation Tedros Adan Gebreyesus declared the current outbreak of coronavirus an international emergency. At the first such meeting, on January 22-23, the committee refrained such a step. The outbreak caused by the new coronavirus disease was recorded at the end of 2019 in Central China spreading to most countries and was recognized by the WHO as a pandemic.