MEDIA ADVISORY: Eighth Emergency Committee meeting regarding the outbreak of COVID-19 -- 14 July 2021

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Wednesday, 14 July 2021

WHO MEDIA ADVISORY

Eighth Emergency Committee meeting regarding the outbreak of COVID-19

The eighth meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC), convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding COVID-19, will be held on 14 July.

Following their meeting, the EC will issue a statement with recommendations to WHO and the Member States.

The IHR Emergency Committee for COVID-19 held its first meeting on 22-23 January 2020. On 30 January 2020, following its second meeting, the Director-General accepted the Committee’s advice and declared that the outbreak constituted a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The EC’s recommendations were issued as IHR Temporary Recommendations.

The Committee continues to meet on a regular basis – every 3 months.

When the full EC statement is issued, a separate alert will be sent.

Please find the list of EC members and previous statements of the EC here:

https://www.who.int/groups/covid-19-ihr-emergency-committee

Media contacts:
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