Coronavirus: World Health Organization wants to avoid 'punishing' lockdowns amid pandemic | FULL

During a World Health Organization (WHO) press conference on Friday, Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO's emergencies programme, said authorities should try to avoid "punishing" lockdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as many countries see a sharp rise in the number of infections.

"What we want to try to avoid - and sometimes it's unavoidable and we accept that - but what we want to try and avoid is these massive lockdowns that are so punishing to communities, to society and to everything else," he said.

Ryan stated countries should not just focus on restrictive measures, but also surveillance, COVID-19 testing, tracking and community education.

The top emergencies expert also said it was "sad" to see the number of COVID-19 cases rising again in Europe, and that governments must take decisive action to shut down transmission of the virus.

"There are no new answers. We know what we need to do," Ryan told the news briefing, adding that Europe must be very careful with mass gatherings.

The WHO reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Thursday, with the total rising by 338,779 in 24 hours led by a surge of infections in Europe, which is now reporting more cases than India, Brazil or the United States.

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[sundin]

Having been wrong from day one, why listen now?

[Jen-zkse]

This organization lost all credibility a time ago

[dappercanuck]

Since when does the un /who have the authority to lockdown and punish?
when were they elected?
ps PUNISH!? really?!
um NOPE!

[Kupacolypse]

Shouldn't these people be on wanted posters? Or in jail...

[stingrays]

I believe this is the fox looking after the chickens situation.

[mikecioka]

This people realy are corrupted as hell ! Do they really think that we all are easy to fool with their lies

[DSparksable]

22.02 is the part where the subject is spoken about

[Antzy]

If a child is being raised in an unfit environment, why are they the one's being sentenced with labels associated with mental illness? The label should be put upon the people inflicting poor environments on their children.

[MrOvidiuk]

I take responsibility only for my family and me, and everybody must do the same. Nobody is responsible for your safety in this case. How is to scare, stay home and leave me to live my life.

[kgal]

People are sharing this as "stop with lockdowns" but can you stop if your country sucks with tracing and testing?

[sheilabendz]

When the whole world suffers alot. Those people who made that virus are just setting down, crossing there arms and watched helpless people. They try to figure out how to manipulate the world

[shortfuse]

10:20 19:55 22:00 34:00 40:45 43:41 47:31 51:47

[leeallen]

No Surveillance or testing. It's not stopping anything. Its nobody's business where and what we do.

The WHO has failed the world. They weren’t hard enough on the country the virus emerged from.

[MrOvidiuk]

They have a lot of money but not capable to have a good sound system 😂

[purelovexist]

Really so no more lockdowns, what took you so long? 🤦🏻‍♀️

[RawFitChris]

At what point in the video does Tedros rescind the deadly LOCKDOWN advice?

[jjones]

Why were no epidemiologists consulted for the epidemic?

[jaroroytapel]

At what point do they mention the Lockdown?

[misterj]

Funny, I said this 6 months ago about the lockdowns and I was called a fool by a guy I know whose a doctor. Saying I didn’t know what I was talking about.