Good afternoon.It’s now more than a month since the last case of Ebola in DRC. If it stays that way, the outbreak will be declared over in less than a month’s time.We’d like to thank all our partners for their solidarity in staying the course in the service of the people of DRC – and my special appreciation to the government and people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.That same spirit of solidarity must be at the centre of our efforts to defeat COVID-19.More than 200,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported to WHO, and more than 8000 people have lost their lives.More than 80% of all cases are from two regions – the Western Pacific and Europe.We know that many countries now face escalating epidemics and are feeling overwhelmed.We hear