Director-General of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaking at the opening of the Executive Board Meeting of the World Health Organization, the UN's health body, at the organization's headquarters in Geneva. The annual event is taking place in the shadow of the Coronavirus outbreak, which the WHO has declared as a global health emergency, much against the wishes of China.

we must "combat the spread of rumours and misinformation. 

To that end, we have worked with Google to make sure people searching for information about coronavirus see WHO information at the top of their search results. Social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Tencent and Tiktok have also taken steps to limit the spread of misinformation. 
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We are all in this together, and we can only stop it together.

The rule of the game is solidarity, solidarity, solidarity. But we see this missing in many corners, and that has to be addressed.

I am taking advice from a wide range of experts in this field, as a complement to the Emergency Committee, to ensure we understand the evolution of the outbreak and respond accordingly."

I am taking advice from a wide range of experts in this field, as a complement to the Emergency Committee, to ensure we understand the evolution of the outbreak and respond accordingly."