WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 28 September 2020
Last week WHO issued the first Emergency Use Listing for a quality antigen based rapid diagnostic test and we expect other rapid tests to follow.Thanks to an agreement between WHO, partners here today and others, a substantial proportion of these rapid tests – 120 million – will be made available to low- and middle-income countries.These tests provide reliable results in approximately 15 to 30 minutes, rather than hours or days at a lower price with less sophisticated equipment.This will enable the expansion of testing, particularly in hard-to-reach areas.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, Since the beginning of the pandemic, WHO has emphasised the vital
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