Re: WHO declares pandemic

Lucy Lynch <llynch@civil-tongue.net> Wed, 11 March 2020 18:51 UTC

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Subject: Re: WHO declares pandemic
From: Lucy Lynch <llynch@civil-tongue.net>
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> On Mar 11, 2020, at 11:41 AM, Michael StJohns <mstjohns@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> On 3/11/2020 1:55 PM, Jay Daley wrote:
>> This is not an announcement, just an FYI for those following this in detail.
>> 
>> Today the World Health Organisation declared a pandemic: https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020
>> 
>> If we had not already cancelled the in-person meeting I would now be recommending that we do so.
>> 
>> Jay
>> 
> Jay -
> 
> What a way to start your tenure as IED!   I'm very happy we have you.
> 

+1

And thanks to all of you in leadership for being pro-active here. It will be a while before this gets better:

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

At least we (collectively) aren’t exacerbating the issue.

> Mike
> 
>