WHO Emergency Committee Thursday January 23

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The WHO Emergency Committee will reconvene today January 23rd from yesterday after they delayed any decisions.

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WHO Media advisory
 

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS EMERGENCY COMMITTEE ON NOVEL CORONAVIRUS IN CHINA

INVITATION TO A VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE

 

GENEVA 23 January 2020 – The Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) under the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) convened by the World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is meeting again today.

The meeting is planned to start at 12h Geneva time.

The Committee will advise the Director-General on whether the outbreak constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), and what recommendations should be made to manage it.

The Director-General’s decision, following the Committee’s advice, will be made public on WHO’s website and via a press conference (details below). The recommendations will also be made public.

WHAT: Virtual Press Conference for journalists and live webcast. An audio file of the press conference will be distributed to journalists shortly after the conference ends. A transcript will follow.

HOW: The virtual press conference will be broadcast live on WHO Twitter account @WHO and Facebook page

WHEN: Thursday 23 January 2020, at 19:00 Geneva time (please note the press conference may be delayed if the meeting does not conclude on time).

WHERE: Journalists can dial-in or attend the press conference in person in Salle C (5TH floor). The room will be accessible from 17:00.

UN Palais journalists do not need to be accredited. Those outside wanting to attend in person should request media accreditation by contacting Carla Drysdale at [email protected] and register at  http://indico.un.org/e/EmergencyCommittee/Jan2020/2

If you would like to register in advance, please email scanned press card and official photo ID.

WHO: Speakers to be confirmed ahead of the press conference in a separate email.

How to access the Virtual Press Conference – 23 January 2020 at 19:00

Please try to call in at least 10 minutes before the conference begins in order to be registered correctly. From the list below, please use the number closest to you. If you have problems with a number, try the toll number from a neighbouring country or call Switzerland: +41 44 580 6522, or France +33 1 70709502, or United States +1 855 402 7766. You can also use a VoIP programme such as Skype to call the US toll-free: +1 877 423 0830

On connecting, type PIN code: on your telephone keypad and then record your name and media outlet and then press again the # key. Please note, only participants who have clearly identified themselves and their media outlet will be able to ask questions.

To ask a question during the question and answer session, registered participants should type 01 on their telephone keypad, this will place you in the queue to ask questions.

International access numbers
 

	Toll free			toll
Australia				+61284058534
Austria				+4319286161
Belgium				+3224019516
Brazil				+551138788013
Bulgaria				+35929358132
Canada	18552409492			+14162164179
China				+864008982828
Croatia	08009640
Czech Republic				+420225439716
Denmark				+4582333179
Estonia				+3726868832
Finland				+358981710375
France	0805639972			+33170709502
Germany (Frankfurt)	08008050102 (DE) 08008050115 (EN)			+4969201744220 (DE) +4969201744210 (EN)
Hong Kong				+85230773573
Hungary				+3612355214
Iceland	8008322
Ireland				+35314475418
Israel				+97237207677
India				+912261875202
Italy				+390236006663
Japan				+81344556498
Latvia					80004473
Luxemburg				+35227302111
Malaysia				+60320531808
Mexico					+525550913011
Netherlands				+31207168020
Norway				+4723500271
Poland				+48225844205
Portugal					+351213164197
Romania					+40216550893
Russia				+74956469313
Saudi Arabia					8008143583
Serbia					0800190539
Singapore				+6564298399
Slovakia					+421250112036
Slovenia					+38618888475
South Africa					+27216724121
South Korea					+827076860214
Spain				+34914142009
Sweden			+46850644386
Switzerland		0800001875	+41445806522
Thailand			0018008524707
Turkey			+902123755126
United Kingdom		08002794054	+442030092470
United States		+18774230830

 
Background links:

List of members of the Emergency Committee will shortly be posted here:
https://www.who.int/ihr/procedures/novel-coronavirus-2019/ec-22012020-members/en/

International Health Regulations
http://www.who.int/topics/international_health_regulations/en/

Q&A on the International Health Regulations
http://www.who.int/features/qa/emergency-committees/en/

Information on Novel Coronavirus
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

Media contacts

Tarik Jašarević: Mob: +41 793 676 214; Tel: +41 22 791 5099; E-mail:  [email protected]

Fadéla Chaib: Mob: +41794755556 ; Tel: + 41227913228; Email: [email protected]

Christian Lindmeier: Mob: +41 79 5006552; Tel: +41 22 791 1948; Email: [email protected]

Or [email protected]

The virtual press conference will be broadcast live on WHO Twitter account @WHO and Facebook page
 

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The Emergency Committee was convened today by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019. The committee advised that the event did not constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), they agreed on the urgency of the situation and suggested that the Committee should be reconvened in a matter of days to examine the situation further.