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<div class="dnd-widget-wrapper context-un_news_default type-twitter atom-align-right"> <div class="dnd-atom-rendered"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Media briefing on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200323101633/https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200323101633/https://twitter.com/DrTedros?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DrTedros</a>. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200323101633/https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#coronavirus</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200323101633/https://t.co/MohOl6pDDJ">https://t.co/MohOl6pDDJ</a></p>— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200323101633/https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1240311195288002561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200323101633js_/https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div> </div> <p>He explained that because multiple small trials of the coronavirus vaccine with different methodologies may not provide the evidence needed, WHO and partners are organizing a study to compare untested treatments throughout several countries. <br/> “This large, international study is designed to generate the robust data we need to show which treatments are the most effective”, said the WHO chief. “We have called this study the SOLIDARITY trial”.<br/> And to date, Argentina, Bahrain, Canada, France, Iran, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand have confirmed that their participation.<br/> “To suppress and control epidemics, countries must isolate, test, treat and trace”, he said, otherwise “transmission chains can continue at a low level, then resurge once physical distancing measures are lifted”.</p> <h3>‘Uncharted waters’ </h3> <p>One week since <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200323101633/https://www.un.org/coronavirus" title="Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)" class="word-link" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> was declared a pandemic, cases continue to soar, roughly half the world’s student population is not <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200323101633/https://en.unesco.org/news/half-worlds-student-population-not-attending-school-unesco-launches-global-coalition-accelerate">attending </a>school, parents are working remotely when possible, borders have been closed and lives have been upended. </p> <p>“These are uncharted waters for all of us”, said Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund. “At <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200323101633/https://www.unicef.org/" title="United Nations Children’s Fund" class="word-link" target="_blank">UNICEF</a>, we are fighting a new virus, debunking myths and battling misinformation, all while looking after the well-being of our staff and our own families”. </p> <p>UNICEF is helping to prevent the spread of the virus among communities in the affected countries by sharing accurate information on how to keep families safe and mitigating the impact of the outbreak on children’s access to health, education and social services.<br/> “Now more than ever, we count on our donors to continue supporting our mission for those with nothing and no one – despite these difficult times”, Ms. Fore said. </p> <p>Meanwhile, the Secretary-General’s spokesperson announced that he would conduct the daily press briefings remotely as the UN Security and Safety Service in Vienna reported today that 95 per cent of staff there were telecommuting. </p> <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 list-group pull-left"> <h3 class="list-group-item list-group-item-info">Coronavirus Portal & News Updates</h3> <p><a class="list-group-item list-group-item-info" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200323101633/https://www.un.org/coronavirus" title="More information and guidance on the outbreak from the UN, World Health Organization and UN agencies.">Readers can find 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200323101633/https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Housing/Pages/HousingIndex.aspx">UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing</a>, adding that it has become “the front line defense against the coronavirus”. </p> <p>She explained that some 1.8 billion people globally live in homelessness and grossly inadequate housing, often in overcrowded conditions, lacking access to water and sanitation – making them particularly vulnerable. </p> <p>The expert urged States to “take extraordinary measures” to secure the right to housing for all to protect against the pandemic. </p> <p>A few countries have already stepped up, including by putting moratoriums on evictions or deferring mortgage payments for those affected by the virus while others have increased access to sanitation and emergency shelter spaces for the homeless.</p> <p>“By ensuring access to secure housing with adequate sanitation, States will not only protect the lives of those who are homeless or living in 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