| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Epidemieverlauf
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing – 17 March 2023
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing – 17 March 2023
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening,
Last Saturday, the 11th of March, marked three years since WHO first described the global outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic.
That was a significant moment that caught the world’s attention.
However, from WHO’s perspective, the far more significant moment was six weeks earlier, on the 30th of January 2020, when I declared a public health emergency of international concern. (WHO, Genf, 17.03.2023)
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