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     * WHO expert mission to Belarus recommends physical distancing
       measures as COVID-19 virus transmits in the community

WHO expert mission to Belarus recommends physical distancing measures as
COVID-19 virus transmits in the community

   21 April 2020

   WHO expert team provided the Belarusian authorities with guidance on
   epidemiology and surveillance, laboratory services, patient management,
   infection prevention and control, and risk communication. They also met
   with representatives of the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry
   of Labour and Social Protection to discuss one-of-government approach
   in responding to the pandemic. They visited health-care facilities,
   public health centres, laboratories and emergency centres at the
   national, regional and city levels to understand the transmission
   patterns of the virus, and recommend actions to control the outbreak.
   The experts

   As the COVID-19 outbreak in Belarus enters the community transmission
   phase, the country needs to introduce community-wide steps to increase
   physical distancing, according to the recommendations of a team of WHO
   experts at the end of its assessment of the country’s response to the
   pandemic.

   The WHO experts on mission to Belarus also recommended, among others,
   public engagement by all levels of government to clearly, transparently
   and regularly communicate the risks, health advice and response
   measures, including postponing gatherings and curtailing movement; as
   well as a continuation of essential health services and socioeconomic
   support for those in need, especially the most vulnerable.


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