Friend: Yesterday the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. Our epidemiologists and infectious disease experts continue to follow its evolving development and track how we can best respond.

Karin Huster is a nurse and field coordinator for Doctors Without Borders in Hong Kong, where our teams are working to provide essential public health information and calm fears related to the new coronavirus outbreak. In a new video, she shares her experience coordinating our response and coming together with people in Hong Kong to protect high risk communities:

“If we do take very simple measures, we can be very effective in changing the course of this outbreak. There has been a big sense of community here. The people of Hong Kong have really taken on the responsiblity as a collective, but as well as indivduals.”

The COVID-19 outbreak is rapidly evolving. Doctors Without Borders is tracking developments, and we’ll be ready to respond to humanitarian needs in the places where we work.

Watch Karin Huster’s latest update on COVID-19 and learn more about what you can do to protect your health and your community.