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"Three years ago today, I declared a public health emergency of international concern over the global spread of #COVID19 – the highest level of alarm under the International Health Regulations, and for the moment, the only level of alarm"-@DrTedros #EB152
@DrTedros "As you know, on Friday the Emergency Committee met to consider whether that remains the case. The committee has advised me that in its view, #COVID19 remains a global health emergency, and I agree"-@DrTedros #EB152 bit.ly/3JtgqhJ
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LIVE: Media briefing on global health issues with @DrTedros twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
"Since the beginning of December, the number of weekly reported deaths from #COVID19 has been increasing. In total, in the past eight weeks, more than 170,000 people have died of COVID-19. That’s just reported deaths; the actual number of deaths is much higher"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros "Almost exactly 3 years on from declaring a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, our highest level of alert, this week the Emergency Committee on #COVID19 will meet to discuss whether the current situation still constitutes a global emergency"-@DrTedros
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To eliminate #transfat, WHO recommends countries to

❌ limit industrially produced trans fat to 2 grams/100 grams of total fat in all foods
or
❌ ban the production/use of partially hydrogenated oils as an ingredient in all foods.

WHO new status report 👉bit.ly/3D71kug
5 billion people 🌎🌍🌏 remain unprotected by policies that eliminate harmful #transfat, increasing their risk of heart attack & death.

More in our new status report 👉bit.ly/3Jbv5hp
Industrially produced #transfat or trans fatty acids is commonly found in

🙅‍♂️ packaged foods
🙅‍♂️ baked goods
🙅‍♂️ frying oils
🙅‍♂️ fat spreads.

Know more 👉bit.ly/3D71kug
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