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WHO EPI-WIN Webinar
Global Update on COVID-19: managing the risks
from new variants
13:15–14:15
CEST (Geneva time)
Wednesday 27 September 2023
Although
COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency of international concern,
it remains a public health threat, and the number of people infected have
increased in recent months. New variants of SARS-CoV-2 have also emerged,
such as EG.5 and BA2.86. This
webinar will cover the current situation, what the emerging variants are and
how much of a risk they pose to public health, and what can be done about
it.
This
webinar will offer interpretation services in French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic, while also
featuring AI-powered interpretation in Bengali, Chinese and Hindi to
broaden global accessibility.
Speakers:
·
Dr Sylvie Briand,
Director, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention, WHO (Opening
remarks)
·
Dr Maria Van Kerkhove,
Unit Head, Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses Unit, WHO
·
Prof Anne von Gottberg,
National Institute of Communicable Diseases, South Africa
·
Dr Meera Chand,
Deputy Director, UK Health Security Agency (to be confirmed)
·
Dr Lorenzo Subissi,
Technical Officer, Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses Unit, WHO
Participants
will be able to submit questions during the webinar by using Zoom's
"Q&A" feature. You may also submit questions in advance by
sending them to epi-win@who.int
The webinar can also be
viewed live and post-event on the EPI-WIN YouTube channel.
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