New virus WHO "Do not occupy medical mask" February 8 5:03
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With the spread of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has taken over all countries and companies, saying that the demand for medical masks has increased by a factor of 100 and is no longer available to healthcare professionals. , And asked not to accumulate.
WHO Secretary-General Tedros holds a meeting at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday that demand for medical masks has increased 100 times and prices have soared 20 times due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. Pointed out.
"We need to reach people who need medical masks the most. The priority is on healthcare professionals, followed by those who have symptoms of infection and those who care for them. "
"We call on all countries and companies to respond fairly and intelligently," Tedross called on not to buy or store medical masks.
The WHO says that it is safe to wear a household mask for prevention, but it is a form of concern that even the general public will start using medical masks and will not reach medical professionals .
In addition, in countries where the healthcare system is weak and cannot be diagnosed, WHO will receive samples at Nagasaki University's Institute of Tropical Medicine, as well as at 15 affiliated research institutes around the world, including the United States, Hong Kong, and Thailand, and will make a diagnosis instead. He said he was poised to do so.