[NCUC-DISCUSS] Concerns about Coronavirus (2019-nCOV) and the Cancun Meeting ?

Sun Feb 16 16:47:04 CET 2020

Dear Bruna,
The pandemic is a major concern for anyone I believe, Africa was enjoying a
clean run until today, as a case has been reported confirmed.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/egypt-confirms-coronavirus-case-africa-200214190840134.html

Some weeks, there was a rumour of a case in the coast in Namibia, but it
was quickly ruled out.

However, I have been following the incidents from this map.
https://hgis.uw.edu/virus/?fbclid=IwAR3_gyAxk6TNvjEcfGpgBDRTeosb06KQRduD1hloZ1NOD8r88IjIOmdazdc

Hopefully, ICANN considers what is best for everyone I make an objective
decision. However, it is important to note that China has continued to
report lower new cases in the last 3 days if this continues in the near
future. Humanity may have conquered another threat yet again.

Kind regards,
Benjamin

On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 6:41 PM Bruna Martins dos Santos <
bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Yusif,
>
> As mentioned above, asking for such measure can be a truly exclusionary
> measure. The numbers of countries with confirmed cases right now is
> geographically spread so that would mean in a travel ban beyond Cinese
> territory. Besides that, WHOs recommendations
> <https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses> for
> individuals during these times include "regular hand washing, covering
> mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thoroughly cooking meat and
> eggs".
>
> On an information sharing note, it is important to mention that ICANN issued
> a statement in Jan 31st mentioning that they advised their staff on
> reducing the number of unnecessary travel and even introducing an unilateral
> travel ban on all flights to and from China (inclusive of Hong Kong and
> Macau) that applies to all org staff.
>
> Best,
> Bruna Santos
>
>
> Le ven. 14 févr. 2020 à 13:29, Stephanie Perrin <
> stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca> a écrit :
>
>> There are a lot of affected countries now, some with very few cases.
>> This action might be perceived to be biased, unless you banned every
>> country that had a case, which covers a lot of territory.
>>
>> Stephanie Perrin
>> On 2020-02-14 10:54 a.m., AMADU YUSIF wrote:
>>
>> Hi Bruna,
>> My only concern is that is it possible to prevent members from the
>> affected countries to attend the meeting?
>> This is because some members will be afraid even though there may be
>> screening at the Airports  but still some people will be uncomfortable to
>> attend the meeting.
>>
>> Thank you
>> Yusif
>>
>>
>>
>> ESent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>>
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Bruna Martins dos Santos <bruna.mrtns at gmail.com>
>> <bruna.mrtns at gmail.com>
>> Date: 14/02/2020 3:08 p.m. (GMT+00:00)
>> To: NCUC Discuss <ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org>
>> <ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org>
>> Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Concerns about Coronavirus (2019-nCOV) and the
>> Cancun Meeting ?
>>
>> Dear NCUC,
>>
>> You might have already seen news about the cancellation of the Mobile
>> World Congress and some other parts of the IG community concerns with
>> regards to the Corona Virus and upcoming events. Yesterday ICANN CEO sent
>> us the email below asking for the community leaders to check with their SOs
>> and ACs whether there is any concerns with the upcoming ICANN meeting, to
>> be held in cancun.
>>
>> Therefore, I would like to ask you all how is NCUC on that matter. Do we
>> feel like we should support the decision for ICANN to keep its plans of
>> organizing the Cancun meeting in 5/4 weeks? Are there any travel concerns ?
>>
>> Highly appreciate any feedbacks you can provide as we need to send our
>> Constituency's opinion to the CEO.
>>
>> best regards,
>> Bruna Santos
>> NCUC Chair
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> De : Goran Marby <goran.marby at icann.org>
>> Date: jeu. 13 févr. 2020 à 13:53
>> Subject: [ICANN Community Leaders] ICANN67 Cancun - Coronavirus
>> (2019-nCOV)
>> To: so-ac-sg-cleaders at icann.org <so-ac-sg-cleaders at icann.org>
>> Cc: Cassia Oliveira <cassia.oliveira at icann.org>
>>
>>
>> Cassia Oliveira on behalf of Goran Marby
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Community Leaders:
>>
>>
>>
>> As you know, ICANN org is actively monitoring developments worldwide
>> concerning the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov). We take the health and safety
>> of our staff, Board and community members very seriously and wish to do the
>> right thing to continue to ensure that everyone remains safe and informed.
>> In this regard, you may have heard that some international conference
>> organizers are, like ICANN, monitoring and evaluating the locations and
>> timings of their events. Earlier today, the GSM Association (GSMA)
>> announced that it was canceling the Mobile World Congress (MWC) that had
>> been scheduled to take place in Barcelona from 24-27 February 2020.
>>
>>
>>
>> In light of these developments, I write now to ask whether you have
>> heard any concerns from amongst your members or other community members
>> about traveling to Cancun for ICANN67. While we have no immediate plans to
>> cancel or reschedule the Cancun meeting, it will be very helpful to hear
>> the community's feedback so that we can take it into account in our
>> planning. As such, please let me or David Olive know if you or your group
>> have information or concerns you would like to share. In the meantime,
>> please refer to this blog post by ICANN org's Vice-President for Security
>> Operations for information on how ICANN org is handling this important
>> matter:
>> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-on-the-coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-icann.
>>
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Göran  Marby
>> President & CEO ICANN
>> +1(310) 578 8690
>>
>>
>> Cássia Oliveira
>> Sr. Manager, Office of the President & CEO
>> cassia.oliveira at icann.org
>> +1(310) 578 8656
>>
>>
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