03-11-2020, 03:57 AM
In addition to Dr Fauci’s comments, the head of WHO had this to say today, his recommendation at the end in bold. Will Hawaii’s response to the pandemic reduce infections and limit the spread of COVID-19? Or do the policies of state officials from Gov Ige & Sarah Park on down encourage the opposite outcome? Does holding the Merrie Monarch make East Hawaii residents safer and healthier, or allow some people to maintain their cash flow despite the potential import and spread of the virus with the largest single influx of national and international arrivals into Hilo this year?
The spread of the coronavirus across more than 100 countries now qualifies as a global pandemic, World Health Organization officials said on Wednesday, confirming what many epidemiologists have been saying for weeks.
“Pandemic is not a word to use lightly or carelessly,” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, chief of the W.H.O., said at a news conference in Geneva.
“We cannot say this loudly enough or clearly enough or often enough,” he added. “All countries can still change the course of this pandemic.”
The spread of the coronavirus across more than 100 countries now qualifies as a global pandemic, World Health Organization officials said on Wednesday, confirming what many epidemiologists have been saying for weeks.
“Pandemic is not a word to use lightly or carelessly,” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, chief of the W.H.O., said at a news conference in Geneva.
“We cannot say this loudly enough or clearly enough or often enough,” he added. “All countries can still change the course of this pandemic.”
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