WHO reassures us: no new pandemic virus, we have been checking it for 9 years

Counterorder, and it is reassuring. The virus with pandemic potential that has shaken and alarmed social media, and beyond, is not new. On the contrary, it has been under special surveillance since 2011. And it has not struck anyone or created health alarms. Reassurance comes from the usual WHO press conference in Geneva. “I would like to reassure you that the virus with pandemic potential identified in China is not a new virus, but has been under surveillance since 2011, thanks to what has been observed by the global flu network.” This was stated by Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization’s emergency response program.

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“The publication that talks about it, yes, is recent – he specified – but it is the result of the observations and data collected by the global surveillance network on the influence in recent years and shows the vital importance of this system, which it keeps under constant I control many viruses with pandemic potential, a control that will continue over time “. So, at least this time, no alarm, neither for men nor for pigs.

During the same press conference applauded by the WHO director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, for Spain and Italy for the management of the covid-19 emergency. “In March Italy and Spain were the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. At the peak of the crisis Spain recorded almost 10,000 cases per day and Italy over 6,500, but today both countries have brought the epidemic under control with a combination of leadership, humility, active participation of all members of society and implementing an organic approach. Both countries have faced a frightening situation, but have overcome it. “

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