Stars Support Efforts for COVID-19 Coronavirus

This concert didn’t feature the dancers on stage, multi-barrel confetti cannons, or fancy sets – unless, of course, you count the beer, candle, and huge book alongside the Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards. But that did not keep the “One world: together at home”“Concert that was streamed and streamed live on Saturday to be memorable. What made this concert amazing was not just the star-studded lineup. It was also the stated purpose: to honor frontline healthcare workers and support to the World Health Organization (WHO) during this coronavirus pandemic COVID-19.

The event was a collaboration between WHO and Global Citizen, a international defense organization. The concert roster reads as a response to a request to “name as many musicians as you can in 30 seconds.” Lang Lang, Rita Ora, black coffee, common, Ellie Goulding, Jacky Cheung, Usher, Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, John Legend, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Lopez, Billie Ellish and Celine Dion were just some of the musicians who played. Lady Gaga was the curator of the event and also acted during the six-hour broadcast.

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The concert included some new collaborations, such as the finale with Celine Dion, Lasy Gaga, Lang Lang, Andrea Bocelli and John Legend performing “The Prayer”.

With social distancing measures in place, the musicians, of course, did not meet in a stadium or concert hall, but instead played separately at various venues. Many of the performances were scaled down, without the typical concert technology, special effects, and camera work, which was refreshing in many ways. It was a less embellished production and more Zoom meeting style, except it was probably more entertaining than a typical business meeting and everyone seemed to be wearing pants.

Performances were mixed with frontline scenes, anecdotes from frontline healthcare professionals like Esther Choo, MD, Dara Kass, MD, Lane Rolling, MD, Lakshman Swamy, MD, and Shuhan He, MD, and statements of thanks from the people. such as Bill and Melinda Gates, Samuel Jackson, Oprah Winfrey, Heidi Klum, and Matthew McConaughey. Okay, okay, okay. And a trio of late-night TV presenters, JImmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert organized the event. This gave you a chance to see that. Fallon has what appears to be a fake tree and a large egg-shaped chair in what appeared to be his lair.

In addition to honoring health workers, another purpose of the event was to encourage people to stay home, hence the name “Together at Home.” In the list of fun things to do, social distancing may be less than “trying to suck your eyebrows with a vacuum cleaner.” It is not easy to interrupt your life by staying at home, but, as I described earlier for ForbesDoing so can reduce SARS-CoV2 transmission, flatten the curve, and in turn prevent health workers who are already overworked from feeling completely overwhelmed.

An additional goal of the concert was to raise awareness and money for WHO Solidarity Response Fund COVID-19. Bloomberg Philanthropies helped support the One world: together at home initiative, including the $ 8 million commitment to this Fund. This support is part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies COVID-19 Response Initiatives that started last month to help with the global response to this nasty and nasty virus. The broadcast included a Prerecorded video of Mike Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies and Mayor of Three Periods for New York City.

Other partners for the One world: together at home The initiative includes Analog Devices, Cisco, Citi, Coca-Cola, GSK, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Proctor and Gamble, Pepsi, State Farm, Target, Teneo, Verizon, Vodafone, Verizon and WW International.

WHO launched the WHO Solidarity Response Fund COVID-19 in an attempt to raise at least $ 675 million to support his Strategic preparedness and response plan for the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic until April 2020. As described by the WHO on its website, this plan includes:

• “Launch activities to track and understand the spread of the virus”
• “Ensuring that patients receive the care they need.”
• “Buy and ship essential supplies like masks, gloves, and protective clothing for front-line workers.”
• “Produce evidence-based guidelines and advice, and ensure that health workers and responders obtain the information and training to detect and treat affected patients.”
• “Produce guidance for the general public and for particular groups on steps to take to prevent spread and to avoid themselves and others.”
• “Accelerating efforts to develop vaccines, tests, and treatments.”

Reasonable things to do, right? Well, all this requires money to do it, and the WHO has not exactly been full of funds. And some people really think that it is a good idea to threaten or even withdraw funds from the WHO in the middle of a pandemic.

It is not every day that so many prominent musicians are seen to honor health professionals. But 2020 has not been your typical year, except perhaps for those who normally sit at home on toilet paper tees. Doctors, nurses, and various health workers around the world make many sacrifices and take risks to care for patients. This year, the sacrifices and risks are even greater for many, especially with the horrendous shortage of necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks, and the need to keep separate from family and friends. So it can make a difference knowing that people are listening.