When Maria Van Kerkhove sat before a room full of reporters on Jan. 14, she admits she was a little nervous.
As the newly appointed technical lead in charge of a key pillar of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) response to a coronavirus outbreak that was beginning to spread in China, it was her first experience talking to a media scrum hungry for answers.
Three months later, Van Kerkhove, 43, looks like the savvy veteran. Continue reading.