(ANSA) - ROME, MARCH 16 - "Our key message is: test, test, test", on every suspected case of coronavirus. The WHO director, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said it during the emergency briefing.
"This is the health crisis that marks our era. The next few days, weeks and months will be a test for our resolve and our trust in science - he added - and a test for solidarity. Crises like this bring out the best and the worst of the 'humanity".
The WHO director also said that "this is a serious disease. Although the evidence we have suggested suggests that those over 60 are at greater risk, young people, including children, have also died." "What we know about children - added Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO emergency program manager - is that they are susceptible to infection albeit with lower percentages than adults and generally with milder symptoms, but we have also seen cases of death" and " that's why it's important to protect them. "
WHO: 'We have to do tests, tests, tests'
2020-03-16T17:28:34.466Z
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"Our key message is: test, test, test", on every suspected case of coronavirus. This was stated by WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during the emergency briefing. "This is the health crisis that marks our era. (ANSA)