SITUATION IN NUMBERS
Total (new) cases in last 24 hours
Globally
972303confirmed (75853)
50322deaths (4823)
Western Pacific Region
108930confirmed (1304)
3760 deaths (37)
European Region
541808confirmed (38802)
37103deaths (3499)
South-East Asia Region
5881confirmed (557)
245 deaths (29)
Eastern Mediterranean Region
62236 confirmed (4068)
3439 deaths (160)
Region of the Americas
247473 confirmed (30561)
5600 deaths (1061)
African Region
5263 confirmed (561)
164 deaths (37)
WHO RISK ASSESSMENT
Global Level Very High
Corona Virus (COVID-19) - Updates Around the WORLD
HIGHLIGHTS
•One new country/territory/area reported cases of COVID-19 in the past24 hours: Malawi.
•Supporting and protecting older people is everyone’s business: although all age groups are at risk of contracting COVID-19, older people face significant risk of developing severe illness. Read the statement by Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe here.
•As cases start to climb in the South-East Asia Region, the Regional Director Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh held a virtual meeting with Health Ministers of the Region calling for a stronger whole-of-society approach. More information can be found here.
•The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched an appeal yesterday for funds towards priority public health measures to help Latin American and Caribbean countries. The funds will be used to implement PAHO's COVID-19 Response Strategy. Further information is available here.
•Ports, airports and ground crossings require careful monitoring. WHO has produced two online interactive courses to provide guidance for the management of ill travellers and for managing COVID-19 cases or outbreaks on board ships. Further details can be found below in the ‘Subject in Focus’
WHO Corona Virus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Situation Report - 74
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