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May 12th 2020 18:00 - 20:20 CEST / 16:00 - 18:20 GMT.
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COVID-19 – The Worldwide Situation (a joint Webinar by ESCMID, EIAS, EITaF, IC MJC UEMS)
- 18:00-18:05 Welcome Jesús Rodríguez-Baño (Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain)
- 18:05-18:10 Introduction Nicola Petrosillo (National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Rome, Italy)
Moderators: Davorka Dusek (University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia), Önder Ergönul (Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey)
Epidemiological update, healthcare facilities situation and strategies for fighting the epidemic in: - 18:10-18:30 India and neighbouring countries Camilla Rodriguez (Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, India)
- 18:30-18:50 Japan and neighbouring countries Kazuhiro Tateda (Toho University, Tokyo, Japan)
- 18:50-19:00 Q&A
Moderators: Eskild Petersen (Aarhus University, Denmark), Annelies Zinkernagel (Universitätsspital Zürich, Switzerland)
Epidemiological update, healthcare facilities situation and strategies for fighting the epidemic in: - 19:00-19:20 South America Maria Virginia Villegas (Universidad El Bosque, Cali, Colombia)
- 19:20-19:40 The New World David Paterson (Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Australia)
- 19:40-20:00 South Africa and neighbouring countries Adrian Brink (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
- 20:00-20:10 Q&A
- 20:10-20:20 Conclusions Maurizio Sanguinetti (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy)