Thread by @EU_Health

#COVID19: press conference at 12:00 with
- Commissioner @SKyriakidesEU
- @ECDC_EU Director Andrea Ammon
- Italian Minister @robersperanza
- @WHO_Europe Regional Director @hans_kluge

🔴audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/ebs/live/2

#coronavirus

Background: ec.europa.eu/health/coronav…

@SKyriakidesEU @ECDC_EU @robersperanza @WHO_Europe @hans_kluge I would like to start by highlighting the @EU_Commission's absolute solidarity with Italy... From day one, protecting our citizens from this virus, supporting Member States & the global efforts to contain its spread have been the EU’s main priorities: @SKyriakidesEU
#COVID19

@SKyriakidesEU @ECDC_EU @robersperanza @WHO_Europe @hans_kluge @EU_Commission Ensuring real time exchange of information and coordination of measures between us and ensuring that everyone is prepared to contain the spread of the virus are crucial elements for an effective and coherent response: @SKyriakidesEU
#COVID19

@SKyriakidesEU @ECDC_EU @robersperanza @WHO_Europe @hans_kluge @EU_Commission In the EU, we are still in the containment phase – it is important to underline this. But given how quickly the situation can change, our public health care response across the EU must be ready: @SKyriakidesEU
#COVID19

@SKyriakidesEU @ECDC_EU @robersperanza @WHO_Europe @hans_kluge @EU_Commission We have requested Member States to review their pandemic plans as well as health care capacities, including capacity for diagnosing, laboratory testing and procedures for contact tracing: @SKyriakidesEU
#COVID19

@SKyriakidesEU @ECDC_EU @robersperanza @WHO_Europe @hans_kluge @EU_Commission I welcome the intention of the @EU2020HR to convene regular meetings with #EUhealth Ministers – to me it is important that our contacts at technical level are also followed up by discussions at political level: @SKyriakidesEU
#COVID19

@SKyriakidesEU @ECDC_EU @robersperanza @WHO_Europe @hans_kluge @EU_Commission @EU2020HR This is a situation of concern, but we must not give in to panic. We must abe vigilant when it comes to misinformation/disinformation, as well as xenophobic statements, which mislead citizens & put the work of public authorities into question: @SKyriakidesEU
#COVID19

@SKyriakidesEU @ECDC_EU @robersperanza @WHO_Europe @hans_kluge @EU_Commission @EU2020HR How is the EU responding to #COVID19?
▶️Coordination with Member States
▶️Repatriation
▶️Technical Guidance
▶️Funding
▶️Research
▶️And more

Read the details in the Q+A:
ec.europa.eu/commission/pre……
And on the dedicated
@EU_Health
webpage: ec.europa.eu/health/coronav……

#coronavirus

@SKyriakidesEU @ECDC_EU @robersperanza @WHO_Europe @hans_kluge @EU_Commission @EU2020HR #ICYMI: the recording of today's #COVID19 press conference is available here 👇

https://twitter.com/EC_AVService/status/1232654831908728833?s=20