WHO DG's remarks and audio COVID-19 VPC + other news - 17 April 2020

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No images? Click here Friday 17 April 2020 Dear Journalists, Please find the link to opening remarks by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at today's virtual press conference regarding COVID-19, on 17 April 2020: https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---17-april-2020 listen and download: https://who.canto.global/b/V79M0 weblink: http://terrance.who.int/mediacentre/presser/WHO-AUDIO_Emergencies_Coronavirus_Press_Conference_FULL_17APR2020.mp3 File size 90mb File length 65mins In other news Namibia launches COVID-19 Communication Centre -- 17 April 2020  https://www.afro.who.int/news/namibia-launches-covid-19-communication-centre?country=45&name=Namibia Nigeria’s polio community health agents take on COVID-19 detection -- 16 April 2020  https://www.afro.who.int/news/nigerias-polio-community-health-agents-take-covid-19-detection?country=979&name=Nigeria   Best Regards, WHO Media Team Media contacts: Ms Carla Drysdale  | +41 79 716 4546 | cdrysdale@who.int Ms Fadela Chaib | +41 79 475 5556 | chaibf@who.int Dr Margaret Harris | +41 79 290 6688 | harrism@who.int Mr Tarik Jasarevic | +41 79 367 6214 | jasarevict@who.int Mr Christian Lindmeier | +41 22 791 1948 | lindmeierch@who.int   You are receiving this email because you are included on a WHO mail list. If you have been forwarded this update you can click here to subscribe. Send feedback to WHO Media Team   World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland    Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe