REMINDER -- MEDIA ADVISORY: COVID-19 updates, with a special focus on Brazil and the Americas Region on 30 April 2021

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Friday 30 April, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY

Dear Journalists,

A reminder that the WHO Department of Communications invites you to a virtual press conference (VPC).

Date: Friday, 30April 2021
Time: 14:30 CEST Geneva time, and we will update the time if necessary.

Subject: COVID-19 updates, with a special focus on Brazil and the Americas Region

The press conference will include special guests to discuss the impact of COVID-19 in Brazil and the Americas region, and actions being taken to respond.

· Hon. Dr Marcelo Queiroga, Minister of Health, Brazil

· Dr Carissa Etienne, WHO Regional Director for the Americas/Director of the Pan American Health Organization

· Dr Socorro Gross, Representative, PAHO/WHO office in Brazil

Join the press conference:

https://who-e.zoom.us/j/92577344168

Password: VPC30VPC04

To join by phone:

Webinar ID: 925 7734 4168

Passcode: 4905747955

International numbers available: https://who-e.zoom.us/u/adUJCINuj3

NOTE:

Please ensure you enter your name and media outlet (use name/outlet). Kindly note, only questions from media (one per journalist) are allowed. When you sign in you will be automatically put in the meeting room.

WHO reserves the right to remove any participant whose behaviour causes any disruption. The event is also broadcast on WHO social media channels and you can follow it there.

To ask a question, please click "raise hand" and this will enter you into the queue for questions. (It can be found under the tab: participants.)

Please make sure you have a microphone connected or active on your computer. Do not ask questions via the chat as we cannot guarantee that we will can incorporate them into the q&a session.

For translation during the VPC, choices are under "interpretation" or "language interpretation" depending on which version of Zoom you use.

Note that due to the volume of questions, we are no longer able to take them from phone callers and interpretation is not available via telephone.

Best Regards,
WHO Media Team

Media contacts:
mediainquiries@who.int

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