@mvankerkhove says for last reporting period, 20.7 to 2.8., almost 300,000 specimens for influenza were tested, and only 37 were positive for influenza. “So it seems like the circulation is low."
“What we've learned from the studies available to date is that less than 10% of the population has evidence of antibodies against #SARSCOV2 virus”, says @mvankerkhove.
"I would like to point out that I have seen almost exactly that same picture in probably every country globally right now”, says @mvankerkhove. “If it's possible to avoid these crowded places, please do so."
"The agreement terms which a country would sign to join the facility are just being finalized”, says Aylward. Countries should firmly indicate if they want to sign up by 31st August.
Aylward: “We're not twisting arms for people to join the facility. This is in the interest of countries to pool their risk to reduce the risk of an individual country"
“Can you imagine fighting #COVID19 with the secretion
extracted from the gallbladder of a live bear and how many doctors do you estimate would be required to hold the bear down while doing so?”