Andnowwhataboutthe W H O meetingthatyou'vebeenlisteninginto?
Yes, they'vespent 22 dayswithmorethan 400 expertsputtingtogether a blueprint a roadmapsothattheydon't haveanygaps.
Theywanttoknowwheretheresearchshouldbe.
Theywanttoknowhowtheycanpreventdeaths.
Whatsortofvaccinesneedtobedeveloped?
Theysaythatthey'vegotfourvaccines, that a potentialandmaybetwoofthosemightbeinhumantrialswithin a fewmonths, thoughnotanythingreadyforbait, maybe 18 months.
Youcanseetherethereare a numberofquestionsthattheyhavetoanswer, andtherearenumerousandquestionsthataren't answered, notleast, whyhavebeennocasesreportedinIndia, IndonesiaandAfrica, A llplaceswherethereis a lotofmovementbetweenChina.
SoscientistsmeetingtheWorldHealthOrganizationGenevahavedeveloped a blueprinttohelpspeeduptheinformationweneedandtodevelopmedicinestovaccinate, treatandcure.
Thismeetingis a directresultoflessonslearnedduringtheWestAfricaEbolaoutbreakbecausewhiletheywereeventuallyabletodevelop a vaccine, theyalsofoundthattheyhadhugegaps, particularlyinresearchanddevelopment, andtheydon't wantthattohappenthistime.
Theblueprintoutlineshowtomobilizeinternationalaction, produce a globalresearchagenda, acceleratethedevelopmentofmedicalproductstocontroltheoutbreakandincreasetheunderstandingofthedisease.
Butwhat I seewhat I hear, what I feel, what I alsofeelmyselfisthatpeoplearedoingreallytheverybestandbeyondtobeasquickaspossible.
Littleearningsfromotheroutletssituationsinthepast, like H oneononeorEbolathisthisisbeingintegratedsothatthingscangomuchquickernowroomservicewith a differenceprotectionsuitsdeliveringfoodandtemperaturechecks.
Thisis a hotelonHoob, a provincecurrentlyinquarantine, theChineseauthoritiesairclaimingthatoverallnumbersofnewcasesofcovered 19 arefallen.
DonnelreportingfromGenevaSoaswe'veheard, it's beenrevealedinthelasthourthat a womanwhoflewintoLondonfromChina a fewdaysagoisbeingtreatedforCoronavirus, bringingthetotalnumberof U.
K casestonine.
Shereportedlydevelopedsymptomsafterlanding, andheturnedisnowin a centralLondonhospital.
I shouldtellreportsthecommunitywatchingcloselybutcalmlyinWorthinginBrightonandHopepeoplearetakingprecautionsandaskingformoreinformationoncovert 19 knownastheCoronavirus.
Youget a sensethatpeoplearegetting a bitmoreworriedin a bitmorepanicand a bitmoreworried, a bitmorepanickingbecauseeverytimeanybodysneezesorcoughsoranythingelse, I get a bitfootnan's thatputtingtheircoatsupovertheirmouthsandeverythingelse.
So I wanttosee a lotmoreinformationcomingoutfromgovernmentandindeedlocallytoandwoulddothat.
Whydoyouthinkitisthatpeoplearen't?
Theauthoritiesaren't beingstraightwithpeople.
I mean, isthere a kindofcoverupgoingonhere?
Isthesituationworseorwhat?
Doyoususpectbehindthat?
No, I don't thinkthatatall.
I I thinkthatpeoplearetryingtogettherightbalancebetweenreassuringpeoplenotinducingpanic, certainlynotrevealinganykindofpatientconfidentiality.
And I dorecognizethatthatis a finelinetotread.
Nonetheless, I thinkthatonthistheyhaveactuallyairedonthewrongsideofftheissuebywithholdingmoreinformationinsteadofbeingasopenastheypossiblycan.
So, forexample, theCouncil I wouldlovetoseethemhaveoneportalwherealloftheinformationgoes, becauseotherwisepeoplelooktothelocalpapers, forexample, oneofthelocalpapersisbeingprettysensationalistaboutit.
So I wouldliketoseesomemorepracticalanswersbeingaddressed, and I says, I say I thinknationallyweneedtoseemoreofahjoineduppublichealthcampaignon, I thinkwealsoneedtoseeyouknow, a realcrackdownonthestigmathatisalreadyhappening.
Hearingaboutracism, theuniversity, forexample, I'm hearingabout, youknow, thatthekindofstigmathatcomesalongwiththelanguagearoundsuperspreadersThere's nosuchthingas a superspreader.
Buttheyalsocomesintothequestionaboutwhetherornotyouthinkyouhavehadsustainedcontactwithsomeonewhois a confirmedcase.
Soit's Itis a complexsetofmessages, but I stillthink a lotmorecouldbedonetomakethatclearupontheWebsitesandthrew a broaderpublichealthcampaign.
Ifyou'vegot a child, youknow, andyouknowthatsomeoneintheschool, asisthecase, istheVonDeanSchool, forexample, saysthat a personfromourschoolcommunitynotbeingexplicit, whoifyou're a parentofourschool, shouldyousendyourChildrentoschoolthere?
Well, I wanttoquotepublichealththingthatnotmyself.
I don't thinkMPshouldbemakingthosejudgments, butPublicHealthEnglandhavesaidveryclearlythattheythinkitisfineforstudentstocontinuetogotothatschool, so I wouldsimplypointthemtothat.
Asfarasyou'reconcerned, I thinkitdoesbegquestions.
Andthat's mypoint, really, thatifwehad a ahportalwherepeoplecouldgoandseewhat's goingonandwhyit's happening?
I mean, whenitcametotheissueoffclosinghealthcentersandsoforth, I understandthatthathadtobedonesothat a deep, cleancouldcouldhappen.
But I alsoheardfrompublichealththingthanthatitwasnotuptheiradvicethatthathealthunderherclosedSoyouknowtherewillbediscrepanciesinthewaydifferentpeopledealwiththeproblem.
All I'm askingforistheconsistentinformationtobeavailabletopeoplesothatwhentheynoticedthesediscrepancies, theycangoonto a websiteandfindoutifthere's a reasonforitandweknowfromthe W.
Andit's notcompletely, I mean, surprisingthatyoudon't have a caseisinAfrica, becausewhenwedidatthebeginningoftheoutbreak, statisticsontheintensityoffairtravelfromHuantoothercountries, Africadidn't comefirstonwhatthecountrycamefirst.
We'veheardtonightthatindeedthereis a singlecaseofsomeonewhohasbeendiagnosedwiththevirusinLondon.
Howworriedshouldwebeinthiscity, forinstance, I thinkwhatisimportantis, uh, toreallyunderstandthatthereis a riskofimportationandfurthertransmission, especiallyinlargeurbansettings, becausethereis a lotofpeople, a lotofmovement.
Weseethatamongthecases, mostofthecasesthatareelderlypopulationorpeoplewithunderlyingconditionsonDSOthesagegroupand a groupofpeopleneedtobebetterprotected.
WeseemildcasesinChildren, butusuallyChildren.
Sofarwehavenotseen a hugenumberoffseverecasesinChildren.
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