.@JeremyFarrar says @WHO is right to call #covid19 a pandemic: “We are in extraordinary times, the continued rapid spread of this virus is extremely challenging to control and poses an unprecedented global challenge ... it’s a global crisis – of health, economics and politics.”
Some countries’ actions have bought everyone critical time, Farrar writes. “But now everyone, everywhere must use this short window of opportunity to intensify and maximise all efforts to contain this virus, prepare our health systems and communities for the inevitable impact.”
“We need sustained and co-ordinated action by all governments and global institutions if we are to avert long-term catastrophe worldwide.”
“The decisions made in the coming days and weeks will be crucial. ... We offer our very strongest support to the WHO and the health workers working tirelessly on behalf of us all. We can reduce the impact of this pandemic and save lives around the world. But it needs all of us.”
