Speaking at the 24 June media briefing on COVID-19, the Director-General highlighted work by WHO and UN partners to ensure global supplies of oxygen for treating patients, and discussed the difficult choices all countries must make in holding gatherings of large numbers of people. 

Documento desarrollado por la Sociedad Argentina de Infectología (SADI) .

El transporte y la movilidad tiene un impacto importante en la posibilidad de transmisión del SARS-CoV-2 (causante del COVID-19), ya que la cadena de suministros y la continuidad del trabajo del personal esencial se mantienen gracias a una amplia red de servicios de transporte. En ese sentido es prioritario establecer protocolos seguros para el transporte, los trabajadores y las comunidades involucradas.

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