Corona Virus (COVID-19) - Updates Around the WORLD
SITUATION IN NUMBERS
Total (new) cases in last 24 hours
Globally
1 353 361 confirmed (73 639)
79 235 deaths (6695)
Western Pacific Region
720 219 confirmed (33 881)
57 639 deaths (4904)
European Region
417 416 confirmed (33 174)
12 597 deaths (1500)
South-East Asia Region
114 667 confirmed (1026)
3922 deaths (30)
Eastern Mediterranean Region
81 993 confirmed (3428)
4314 deaths (165)
Region of the Americas
10 707 confirmed (1575)
426 deaths (64)
African Region
7647 confirmed (555)
326 deaths (32)
WHO RISK ASSESSMENT
Global Level Very High
HIGHLIGHTS
• One new country/territory/area reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24
hours: Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
• WHO has published a guidance document on the rational use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare and home care settings, as well as during the handling of cargo. The document assesses the current disruption in the global supply chain and outlines considerations for decision-making during severe shortages of PPE. For more details, please see here.
• WHO has listed the first two diagnostic tests for emergency use during the COVID-19 pandemic. The move should help increase access to quality-assured, accurate tests for the disease. It also means that the tests can now be supplied by the United Nations and other procurement agencies supporting the COVID19 response. For more information, please see here.
• WHO has published a guideline on food safety, ‘COVID-19 and Food Safety: Guidance for Food Businesses’. For more details, please see here.
• The Global Health Cluster, which WHO leads, has been supporting 29 countries to implement the Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19. This includes addressing newly-emerging needs and preserving the existing humanitarian health actions and commitments of the Humanitarian Response Plans for 2020. For more information on partner coordination, please see ‘Subject in Focus’.
• WHO has published a guidance document on the rational use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare and home care settings, as well as during the handling of cargo. The document assesses the current disruption in the global supply chain and outlines considerations for decision-making during severe shortages of PPE. For more details, please see here.
• WHO has listed the first two diagnostic tests for emergency use during the COVID-19 pandemic. The move should help increase access to quality-assured, accurate tests for the disease. It also means that the tests can now be supplied by the United Nations and other procurement agencies supporting the COVID19 response. For more information, please see here.
• WHO has published a guideline on food safety, ‘COVID-19 and Food Safety: Guidance for Food Businesses’. For more details, please see here.
• The Global Health Cluster, which WHO leads, has been supporting 29 countries to implement the Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19. This includes addressing newly-emerging needs and preserving the existing humanitarian health actions and commitments of the Humanitarian Response Plans for 2020. For more information on partner coordination, please see ‘Subject in Focus’.
WHO Corona Virus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Situation Report - 79
- SAUDI OPEN MOH STAFF NURSE VACANCY 2020
- URGENTLY REQUIRED MALE AND FEMALE NURSES TO UAE & QATAR
- MALDIVES MOH STAFF NURSE RECRUITMENT 2019
- SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, OMAN
- MALE AND FEMALE NURSES VACANCY MINISTRY OF DEFENSE