WHO - VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE - Update on the situation regarding 2019-nCoV at 16:00 Geneva time - Will be on @WHO

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From: WorldHealthOrganizationNews@who.int
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Subject: VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE - Update on the situation regarding 2019-nCoV - Dial-in numbers
Date: Feb 5, 2020 6:32 AM
INVITATION TO A VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE [TABLE="border: 0, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0"]
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[TD]Subject: Update on the situation regarding 2019-nCoV

WHAT: Virtual Press Conference for journalists and live webcast. An audio file of the press conference will be distributed to journalists shortly after the conference ends. A transcript will follow.

HOW: The virtual press conference will be broadcast live on WHO Twitter account @WHO and Facebook page

WHEN: Today, Wednesday 5 February 2020, at 16:00 Geneva time

WHERE: Journalists can dial-in or attend the press conference in person in the Library room

UN Palais journalists do not need to be accredited. Those outside wanting to attend in person should request media accreditation by contacting Carla Drysdale at cdrysdale@who.int and register at: http://indico.un.org/e/EmergencyCommittee/Feb2020/4

If you would like to register in advance, please email scanned press card and official photo ID.

WHO: Speakers to be confirmed ahead of the press conference

How to access the Virtual Press Conference – 05 Feb 2020 at 16:00

Please try to call in at least 10 minutes before the conference begins in order to be registered correctly. From the list below, please use the number closest to you. If you have problems with a number, try the toll number from a neighbouring country or call Switzerland: +41 44 580 6522, or France +33 1 70709502, or United States +1 855 402 7766. You can also use a VoIP programme such as Skype to call the US toll-free: +1 877 423 0830

On connecting, type PIN code: REDACTED on your telephone keypad and then record your name and media outlet and then press again the # key. Please note, only participants who have clearly identified themselves and their media outlet will be able to ask questions.

To ask a question during the question and answer session, registered participants should type 01 on their telephone keypad, this will place you in the queue to ask questions.

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[TD]Australia[/TD]
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[TD]Austria[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"]+4319286161[/TD]
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[TD]Belgium[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"]+3224019516[/TD]
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[TD]Brazil[/TD]
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[TD]Bulgaria[/TD]
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[TD]Canada[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 3"]18552409492[/TD]
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[TD]China[/TD]
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[TD]Croatia[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 3"]08009640[/TD]
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[TD]Czech Republic[/TD]
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[TD]Denmark[/TD]
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[TD]Estonia[/TD]
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[TD]Finland[/TD]
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[TD]France[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 3"]0805639972[/TD]
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[TD]Germany (Frankfurt)[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 3"]08008050102 (DE)
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[TD]Hong Kong[/TD]
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[TD]Hungary[/TD]
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[TD]Ireland[/TD]
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[TD]Israel[/TD]
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[TD]India[/TD]
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[TD]Italy[/TD]
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[TD]Japan[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 5"]Latvia[/TD]
[TD]80004473[/TD]
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[TD]Luxemburg[/TD]
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[TD]Malaysia[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 5"]Mexico[/TD]
[TD]+525550913011[/TD]
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[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
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[TD]Norway[/TD]
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[TD]Poland[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 5"]Portugal[/TD]
[TD]+351213164197[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 5"]Romania[/TD]
[TD]+40216550893[/TD]
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[TD]Russia[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"]+74956469313[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 5"]Saudi Arabia[/TD]
[TD]8008143583[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 5"]Serbia[/TD]
[TD]0800190539[/TD]
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[TD]Singapore[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"]+6564298399[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 5"]Slovakia[/TD]
[TD]+421250112036[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 5"]Slovenia[/TD]
[TD]+38618888475[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 5"]South Africa[/TD]
[TD]+27216724121[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 5"]South Korea[/TD]
[TD]+827076860214[/TD]
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[TD]Spain[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"]+34914142009
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Sweden[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 3"]+46850644386[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Switzerland[/TD]
[TD]0800001875[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 3"]Thailand[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 3"]0018008524707[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 3"]Turkey[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 3"]+902123755126[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"]United Kingdom[/TD]
[TD]08002794054[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"]United States[/TD]
[TD]+18774230830[/TD]
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Background links:

Information on Novel Coronavirus
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

Media contacts

Tarik Jašarević: Mob: +41 793 676 214; Tel: +41 22 791 5099; E-mail: jasarevict@who.int

Christian Lindmeier: Mob: +41 79 5006552; Tel: +41 22 791 1948; Email: lindmeierch@who.int

Or mediainquiries@who.int

The virtual press conference will be broadcast live on WHO Twitter account @WHO and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/WHO[/TD]
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