Coronavirus outbreak: WHO outlines rules needed to scale back COVID-19 measures | FULL

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday they would be releasing its guide Tuesday to help countries properly and safely scroll back various measures put in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. He said it includes ensuring infections are controlled, and that health system capacities are in place to detect, isolate and treat patients and trace every contact. He added that another important step will be minimizing outbreak risks in certain settings like long-term care homes.

Ghebreyesus said with some countries looking at reducing stay-at-home orders and physical distancing rules, he stressed it must be done slowly and only with proper public health measures in place. He said this includes having a significant capacity for contact tracing.

Asked about reports that U.S. President Donald Trump and other officials have said the World Health Organization was late in terms of response to possible human-to-human transmission of COVID-19, technical lead Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove said Monday they provided guidance on how the virus could be transmitted through droplet and contact transmission on Jan. 10 and 11. She said the WHO also put out a readiness checklist and a disease commodity package listing materials needed to detect and care for cases.

When asked about a report that Trump plans to cut funding for WHO, the organization's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that he spoke with the president recently and that the relationship was "very good" and hoped it would continue.

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[nageshnaik]

Failure on the part of WHO... It's shame on WHo

[flukingbarnacles]

They should show the public where every single cent goes towards to!!!

[chrisbannister]

"latest available evidence" ... like taiwan telling him there was an issue on December 30th?

[mia]

afraid WHO lost credit and function ability to help the people already.

[rdlivelove]

doctor Tedros as doctor WHO or doctor of what ? This guy is so pathetic that it is not even funny... Mr. Trump, please take him out Now..

[fqtyhmt]

You already lost trust in the world. No one will believe you anymore.

[adamkowalski]

Why is the head of WHO not yet arrested?

[bluenote]

Tedros has received death threats and is stupid enough to think racists are responsible Hand him over to certain Ethiopians and enjoy the show.

[notafeminist]

The relationship we have is very good....?? Really?

[tjjourney]

It should be terminated, no one trust this organization !

[HT-utoh]

Evil and disgusting guy !! And by the way he is not a Dr .

[bobsundram]

WHO we don't trust you at all until the DG is removed period, please don't waste our time

[fqtyhmt]

Facing the global accountability, thousands people are dying every day. Don't you feel ashamed? Shame? WHO, you think about if those sick people are your family and your friends. What is your feeling? 😡

[Stevenhvu]

Why do we need to listen to a guy not even a doctor for our health. This guy need to be resign or punished for what he’s been hiding

[zachpeterson]

The WHO needs to be seriously reevaluated when this is over

[anhogeorge]

Waste time broadcasting craps. Be smart, Global News.

[olidojosephd.]

*Who is China's friend?*
*WHO is China's friend.*

[codmiester]

when they make a movie about covid 19 in the future, this man will be such an evil villian in the plot that future generations would not believe this actually happened in real life.

[est]

It's time to focus on developing countries that have less.

[KeeperGER]

Tedros you will pay soon, just you wait until the outbreak is over ...