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From YouTube: World Health Organization: Q&A on COVID-19 with Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove (July 15, 2020)
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C
It's
my
great
pleasure
to
have
a
conversation
this
morning
with
our
lead
expert
on
kovit
19,
dr
maria
van
kerkover,
and
I'm
also
happy
to
say
that
we'll
have
these
weekly
con
regular
weekly
conversations
with
her,
where
you
can
ask
your
questions
and
anything.
You
want
to
know
more
about
the
covet,
19
response
and
how
to
protect
yourself
and
your
loved
ones.
We
are
running
a
bit
later
than
we've
planned
this
morning.
Maria,
so,
can
you
tell
us
what
was
your
previous
assignment
and
meeting
before
death
today.
D
And
and
thanks
for
the
chance
to
do
this
and
to
talk
regularly
with
with
different
people
all
over
the
world,
so
yes,
I'm
sorry
we're
starting
late.
This
is
my
fault.
We
I'm
actually
running
late
coming
from
a
different
meeting,
and
every
morning
we
have
two
meetings
that
we
start
with.
The
first
is
what
we
call
our
incident
management
meeting,
which
is
essentially
how
everybody
involved
in
the
covid
response
here
in
headquarters
in
geneva.
D
The
same
meetings
are
happening
in
our
regional
offices
and
in
our
country
offices,
but
in
geneva
we
meet
every
morning
at
eight
in
the
morning
and
we
discuss
the
situation
of
what
we're
in,
as
as
it
relates
to
everything
related
to
the
response.
So
we
have
different
pillars
of
work,
whether
it's
related
to
communications,
whether
it's
related
to
guidance,
development
supply,
chain
management,
the
development
of
diagnostics,
therapeutics
vaccines,
research
and
development,
and
we
and
we
just
touch
base
every
morning
on
what
are
the
priorities
of
the
day.
What
do
we
need
to
be
doing?
D
What
does
everybody
else
need
to
be
aware,
aware
of
and
then
at
nine
o'clock?
Every
morning
we
have
a
meeting
which
is
called
our
acute
event,
management,
which
is
where
we
discuss
all
of
the
outbreaks
and
all
of
the
humanitarian
events
that
are
happening
globally
every
day,
so
covet
19
is
one
of
the
many
events
that
are
happening.
D
You
know
that
there's
a
there's,
an
ebola
outbreak,
that's
happening
as
well,
but
there
are
other
things
that
we're
monitoring
and
I
think
it's
important
for
the
world
to
know
that
who
is
continuing
to
monitor
all
of
these
other
alerts.
As
we
deal
with
the
coveted
pandemic
and
on
wednesdays,
we
go
into
this
deep
dive
into
coven
in
very
particular
aspects,
and
so
different
parts
of
the
team
will
present.
What
do
we
know
about
and
what
are
we
learning
about
each
of
these
different
elements?
So
that's
why
I'm
late
thank.
D
That's
a
good
question.
We
are
six
months
in
to
this
pandemic
and
if
you
look
globally,
the
case
numbers
are
increasing,
but
that
isn't
con
that
isn't
a
consistent
picture
across
the
entire
world.
In
several
countries
they
have
had
success
in
in
controlling
the
outbreak
and
controlling
this
virus
and
bringing
transmission
down
to
a
low
level.
D
There
are
other
countries
that
have
this
sort
of
steady
state
and
they're
still
seeing
case
numbers.
You
know
being
reported
every
day
and
in
a
number
of
countries
we're
still
seeing
an
acceleration,
and
so
there
isn't
that
consistent
picture
over
the
world,
and
it's
something
that
is
quite
concerning,
because
we
are
seeing
the
epicenter.
D
C
Want
to
invite
our
viewers,
who
are
watching
us
on
twitter
to
ask
your
questions
by
using
the
hashtag
askwho
if
you're,
watching
us
on
facebook,
tick,
tock
or
linkedin.
Please
leave
your
your
questions
in
the
comment
section
and
also
tell
us
where
you,
where
you're
watching
from
maria
you
said
there
are.
There
are
things
that
countries
can
do
and
that
some
countries
already
have
seen
the
success.
Can
you
tell
us
what
are
these
actions
that
countries
can
do
to
stop
the
transmission.
D
It
means
that
we
have
good
diagnostics
so
that
we
could
find
those
cases.
It
means
we
have
contact
tracing
in
place
so
that,
from
all
of
the
confirmed
cases,
we
find
their
contacts.
We
identify
them
and
we
follow
them
over
14
days
and
we
put
them
in
quarantine
so
that
they
don't
have
the
possibility
to
transmit
to
others
should
they
be
infected.
D
We
call
these
public
health
and
social
measures
that
are
put
in
place
and
if
you're,
where
you
live,
if
there's
active
transmission,
you
may
be
asked
to
do
certain
things
like
stay
home
or
these
stay
at
home
orders
or
wear
a
mask
or
anything
else.
It's
important
that
you
follow
those
recommendations
by
the
leaders,
because
the
implementation
of
this
has
to
be
done
at
the
most
local
level
as
possible
to
have
the
biggest
impact.
C
D
So
that's
a
good
question,
so
there's
a
lot
of
questions
right
now
about
opening
schools
and
what
we're
advising
around
schools
and,
in
fact
in
in
lifting
any
of
the
measures
that
are
put
in
control
it
has
to
do
with
where
this
virus
is
circulating
and
how
intense
the
virus
is
circulating
in
that
area.
If
you
have
community
transmission,
if
there's
a
lot
of
circulation
in
that
area,
we
are
advising
governments
to
take
a
look
at
that
and
see
if
it
it's
the
right
time
to
actually
lift
those
measures.
That
also
includes
schools.
D
C
Thank
you
maria.
You
said
this
is
a
whole
government
and
hollow
society
approach.
Can
we
unpack
a
bit?
What
are
the
different
roles,
different
roles
that
we
can
play
if
we
are
part
of
a
government
or
if
we
are
health
workers,
other
essential
workers?
So
what
are
different
roles?
People
can
play
to
to
help
the
response.
D
Well,
let's
start
with
health
workers,
because
I
mean,
I
think
all
of
us
here
across
who
and
all
over
the
world
are
so
grateful
for
the
work
that
health
care
workers
are
doing
in
health
workers
and
communities.
And
you
know
caring
for
people
and
and
really
we
are.
We
are
so
grateful
for
that,
and
health
workers
need
to
be
trained
so
that
they
know
how
to
deal
with
infectious
diseases
and
respiratory
diseases
and
covid19.
D
In
particular,
we
need
to
ensure
that
they
have
the
right
personal
protective
equipment
so
that
when
they
are
caring
for
patients
that
they
have
the
right
gloves,
gowns
masks
all
different
types
of
personal
protective
equipment
so
that
they
are
protected
from
infection,
and
I
think
that
that
we
also
need
to
ensure
that
they
have
adequate
rest
periods,
and
we
know
that
people
are
working,
tremendous
shifts
and
they're
working
very
very
hard.
So
we
need
to
be
able
to
support
them.
I
think,
on
an
individual
level,
there's
a
lot
that
we
can
do.
D
D
We
saw
people
that
live
near
them,
buy
groceries
for
them
or
help
take
care
of
their
kids
or
help
clean
their
house,
and
I
just
I
was
really
touched
by
by
that
level
of
kindness,
and
I
think
all
of
us
can
support
our
health
workers
and
also
our
essential
workers
who
can't
stay
home.
You
know
who
are
doing
all
of
the
working
in
all
of
the
different
client-facing
and
businesses
that
keep
our
economies
going
and
working
in
the
grocery
stores
and
working
on
public
transport.
D
D
You
know
we
really
need
to
be
wise
and
we
need
to
be
alert
and
what
I
mean
by
that
is
really
know
what
the
local
situation
is,
where
you
live
and
where
you're
traveling.
If
you
have
to
travel-
and
please
know
what
you
need
to
do-
to
protect
yourself
from
infection,
we
hear
a
lot
from
young
people
who
say
well
it.
It
won't
be
severe
for
me.
D
Maybe
I'll
just
have
a
mild
disease,
but
we
do
know
that
people
who
are
young
can
also
have
severe
disease,
and
if
you
get
infected,
you
have
the
possibility
to
trans
to
transmit
to
somebody
else
who
may
be
in
a
vulnerable
population
who
may
develop
more
severe
disease
and
may
die.
So
it's
very
important
that
you
adhere
to
all
of
the
the
public
health
measures
that
are
put
in
place.
C
D
D
We
need
to
ensure
that,
if
you're
feeling
sick,
if
you're
feeling
unwell,
you
stay
home,
you
call
your
medical
provider
or
the
hotline.
That's
in
your
area
to
find
out
what
next
steps
are,
depending
on
the
symptoms
that
you
may
have,
you
may
need
to
seek
care
immediately
and
get
tested,
making
sure
that
you
clean
your
hands
and
that
you
don't
touch
your
face.
I
mean
this
is
this
is
a
really
important
one,
because
if
the
viruses
is
on
your
hands,
you
can
kill
it.
D
If
you,
if
you
clean
them-
and
if
you
don't
do
that
and
you
touch
your
eyes,
your
nose
or
your
mouth,
you
can
actually
infect
yourself.
It
means
wear
a
mask
where
appropriate.
So
in
many
situations
where
you
cannot
do
physical,
distancing,
it's
important
to
wear
a
fabric
mask,
and
it
just
you
know
as
much
as
you
can
find
reliable
information.
There's
a
lot
of
misinformation.
There's
a
lot
of
disinformation
out
there,
that's
false,
that's
really
quite
damaging
so
go
to
reliable
sources.
C
D
I
mean
I
think
this
is
important,
alex
because
this
is
a
really
challenging
situation
for
everyone
wherever
you
live
in
any
part
of
the
world.
This
is
very
difficult,
and
I
think
it's
a
it's
okay
for
us
to
acknowledge
that,
and
I
think
it's
it's
important
that
we
talk
about
it,
because
some
people
may
be
sad.
D
Some
people
may
be
scared,
some
people,
you
know
we
need
to
acknowledge
that
we
need
to
find
ways
to
get
good
information
and
we
need
to
find
ways
in
which
we
can
can
connect
with
other
people,
especially
people
who
are
living
alone.
I
know
that
there
are
many
older
people
who
are
living
alone,
so
the
good
news
is
that
there
is
technology
that
does
exist
all
over
the
world
in
which
we
can
remain
socially
connected,
so
check
in
on
your
family
call
your
family
regularly.
D
I
think
that
we
need
to
find
ways
to
cope
with
this,
because
we
have
a
long
way
to
go
so
acknowledge
that
sadness
and
that
fear,
but
turn
that
into
something
positive.
You
know
turn
that
into
ways
where
you
can
support
your
neighbors.
You
can
support
your
loved
ones
and
try
as
much
as
you
can
to
remain
socially
connected
with
with
your
loved
ones,
with
your
friends
with
your
family
and
if
not
also
do
things
at
home.
You
know
read
a
book:
listen
to
music,
you
know,
watch
television.
D
C
D
So
this
is
a
good
question.
We're
getting
this
question
quite
a
lot.
We
don't
have
a
full
answer
to
that.
Yet
what
we
understand
from
people
who
are
infected
is
that
they
will
develop
an
immune
response.
They
will
develop
some
level
of
protection.
What
we're
trying
to
understand-
and
when
I
say
we
I
mean
scientists
all
over
the
world,
so
these
are
people
who
are
really
actively
looking
at
this.
D
There
are
mers
and
sars
in
which
people
will
have
some
level
of
protection
for
a
year
or
more,
but
we
also
have
these
human
coronaviruses
that
circulate
regularly
the
common
cold
in
which
protection
is
shorter
lived.
So
we
don't
know
the
full
answer
to
that
yet,
but
it
is
possible
that
people
may
be
able
to
get
infected
a
second
time
in
the
future,
so
we're
we're
actively
working
with
scientists
and
trying
to
accelerate
that
research
so
that
we
have
a
better
answer
to
that
question.
Yeah.
D
D
So
you
we've
seen
in
a
number
of
countries
that
have
colder
weather
or
warmer
weather
and
even
in
the
southern
hemisphere,
countries
that
were
successful
in
bringing
transmission
down
to
a
low
level
are
starting
to
see
some
of
these
outbreaks,
and
what
I
mean
by
an
outbreak
is
it's
it's
outbreaks
in
certain
settings.
In
singapore
we
saw
this
in
dormitories,
where
people
live
in
very
close
quarters.
D
We've
seen
outbreaks
in
long-term
living
facilities,
we've
seen
outbreaks
in
meat
processing
plants,
and
you
don't
need
the
autumn
for
that
to
happen.
So
we
need
to
ensure
that
when
I
say
remain
vigilant,
it
means
all
of
these
measures
that
are
put
in
place.
We
need
to
adhere
to,
especially
in
the
northern
hemisphere,
where
southern,
where
summer
is
happening,
people
want
to
get
out
and
about-
and
you
know,
socialize
and
do
different
things.
D
I
appreciate
that-
and
I
understand
that-
and
I
want
to
do
that
as
well,
but
we
still
need
to
remain
vigilant,
stay
physically
distanced
from
people.
Please
avoid
crowds
and
think
about
the
things
that
you
need
to
do.
You
know
the
things
that
really
need
to
be
done,
as
opposed
to
the
things
that
you
really
want
to
do
and
let's
find
other
ways
for
now
we're
going
to
have
to
figure
out
what
this
new
normal
looks
like.
D
You
know,
there's
no
going
back
to
sort
of
the
everyday
life
before
this
pandemic
for
the
time
being,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
smart
about
all
of
the
activities
that
we
do
as
individuals,
because
we
have
control.
You
know
over
over
the
decisions
that
we
make.
So
please
make
some
good
decisions
about
the
the
things
that
you
and
your
family
are
deciding
to
do.
C
D
So,
patrick,
that's
a
good
question,
so
we
we're
learning
more
about
how
long
people
are
infectious,
which
means
how
long
they
can
transmit
to
others.
There's
some
preliminary
data
on
this
from
some
labs.
It's
very
a
very
small
number
of
studies
that
are
looking
at
the
number
of
days
that
people
can
transmit
to
others.
It
depends
on
how
severe
your
symptoms
are.
D
The
more
severe
your
symptoms
are
the
longer
you
could
be
infectious,
but
after
people
recover
generally
recover
they're,
not
infectious
anymore.
I
can't
give
a
hard
stop
on
how
many
days
that
is
yet
we
did
publish
some
some
scientific
literature
on
that
and
we
can
refer
you
to
our
website,
but
this
is
an
evolving
science
and
we're
learning
more
every
day,
but
after
people
recover
they're
generally,
not
infectious,
and
so
that's.
Why
there's
criteria
that
we
provide
to
hospitals
and
to
decision
makers
about
when
people
should
be
released
from
isolation.
C
D
D
So
many
countries
have
used
the
last
six
months
and
and
some
even
before
that
to
really
build
up
their
workforce
to
build
up
this
public
health
infrastructure
that
we
say,
which
essentially,
is
the
surveillance
systems
in
place
to
find
cases,
isolate
cases
the
testing
systems
to
be
able
to
test
for
cases
the
medical
facilities
to
be
able
to
care
for
cases
quarantined
facilities
or
guidance
for
home
quarantine
to
quarantine.
The
context
put
that
in
place
and
really
to
act
rapidly.
D
We
are
seeing
countries
that
do
see
this
resurgence
if
they
act
very
quickly
and
they're
able
to
detect
these
early
cases
quickly,
they
can
control
those
outbreaks
from
becoming
something
much
much
bigger
and
that's
what
we're
hoping
for.
We
are
hoping
that
countries
are
do
not
need
to
implement
these
nationwide
so-called
lockdown
measures,
because
they
have
tremendous
social
and
economic
impacts
as
well,
and
so
that's
never.
C
D
D
C
D
D
We've
always
advised
on
the
use
of
medical
masks
and
in
respirators
in
situations
where
they're
doing
these
meta
special
medical
procedures
in
healthcare
for
the
general
public,
we've
always
recommended
the
use
of
medical
mass
for
people
who
are
sick,
but
if
you're
sick,
you
should
be
at
home.
I
do
want
to
emphasize
that
and
for
people
who
are
caring
for
people
who
are
sick.
D
We've
also
updated
guidance
on
the
use
of
masks
for
the
general
public
for
situations
where
you
can't
do
physical
distancing,
where
you
can't
do
at
least
one
meter
apart
and
the
more
the
distance,
the
better,
but
at
least
one
meters
apart
and
especially
in
areas
where
you
have
what
we
call
community
transmission,
which
is
just
a
phrase.
That
means
where
you
have
active
circulation
of
the
virus,
and
we
also
advise
people
to
avoid
crowded
indoor
settings
if
possible
and
if
you
can't
then
put
a
put
a
fabric
mask
on.
C
Thank
you
very
much
maria.
Thank
you,
everyone
for
your
questions.
We
are
running
out
of
time,
but,
as
I
said
at
the
beginning,
we
will
have
weekly
q
a
live
with
maria,
when
you
will
be
able
to
ask
more
of
your
questions
just
before
we
close.
Would
you
like
to
summarize
as
well
what
we,
as
who
are
doing
to
support
countries
to
limit
the
the
transmission
of
this
virus.
D
So
thanks
alex,
so
we
are
working
to
support
all
people
everywhere
and
and
in
particular
governments
and
ministries,
to
be
able
to
develop
these
national
plans
and
implement
these
plans
about
how
to
prevent,
to
be
ready
and
to
control
these
outbreaks.
So
this
this
involves
the
development
of
guidance
and
advice
to
governments
and
then
supporting
them
in
the
in
the
implementation
of
this
guidance,
whether
it's
for
clinical
care
or
for
finding
cases
or
for
caring
for
cases
or
for
laboratory
testing
or
for
essential
medical
services.
D
Everything
that
we
are
doing
is
really
focused
on
four
things.
One
is
to
ensure
that
we
support
leadership
to
be
able
to
to
implement
these
plans.
The
second
is
to
have
empowered
communities
so
that
everyone
knows
at
the
community
level
at
the
individual
level.
What
they
and
their
communities
can
do
and
then
the
last
two
is
around
suppressing
transmission,
so
breaking
these
chains
of
transmission
and
saving
lives.
C
Thank
you
very
much
maria
thank
you
for
your
time
and
for
your
effort
as
well
to
spread
the
word
and
share
the
advice
and
knowledge
we
have
to
everyone
around
the
world
to
to
be
safe.
I
would
like,
for
the
end
to
say
thank
you,
everyone
for
watching
us
from
indonesia,
saudi
arabia,
philippines,
france,
norway,
egypt,
uk,
thailand,
belgium,
south
africa,
nepal,
vietnam,
israel,
australia,
angola,
new
zealand,
japan,
serbia,
zimbabwe,
rwanda,
tanzania,
pakistan,
korea,
peru,
sri
lanka,
iraq,
ghana,
ireland
and
many
others.