国际英语资讯:WHO expects long-term response efforts against COVID-19
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 1-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="constitutes">constitutes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> (<span word="PHEIC">PHEIC</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="lengthy">lengthy</span> <span word="duration">duration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="Emergency">Emergency</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="convened">convened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="Director">Director</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Tedros">Tedros</span> <span word="Adhanom">Adhanom</span> <span word="Ghebreyesus">Ghebreyesus</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Regulations">Regulations</span> (<span word="IHR">IHR</span>), <span word="held">held</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> (<span word="July">July</span> 31), <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="unanimously">unanimously</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="constitutes">constitutes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PHEIC">PHEIC</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="community">community</span>, <span word="national">national</span>, <span word="regional">regional</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Tedros">Tedros</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PHEIC">PHEIC</span>, <span word="WHO">WHO</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="IHR">IHR</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 30 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Parties">Parties</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Temporary">Temporary</span> <span word="Recommendations">Recommendations</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IHR">IHR</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="once">once</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>," <span word="Tedros">Tedros</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="grappling">grappling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="outbreaks">outbreaks</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="escalating">escalating</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="outbreaks">outbreaks</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="control">control</span>," <span word="Tedros">Tedros</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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