Weekly COVID-19 Reports Update

Weekly Epidemiological Update

July 13

Globally, in the past week the number of new cases and deaths both increased when compared to the previous week. Nearly 3 million new cases of COVID-19 were reported globally and with under 56 000 new deaths in the past week; cumulative deaths have now surpassed 4 million. All Regions apart from the Region of the Americas reported increases in new cases in the past week and the largest increase in new deaths was observed in the African Region

In this edition, two special focuses are provided:

A synopsis of the latest WHO COVID-19 Rapid Risk Assessment, which aims to review the current status of global public health risks associated with the pandemic through an in-depth hazard, exposure and context assessment.
A short update on the geographical distribution of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (VOCs) Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta

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Weekly Operational Update

July 12

In this edition, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include:

Scaling up COVID-19 vaccination in Africa
Supporting Malaysia’s COVID-19 response and emergency preparedness
Enhancing COVID-19 testing – an investment in health
Biosafety and biosecurity training in Uzbekistan
Renovation of biosafety laboratories: enabling advancements in Thailand
Donating portable pulse oximeters to Belize
2020 Progress Report of the Incident Management Support Team for COVID-19 in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region
Preparing cities for health emergencies from all-hazards risks and WHO Partners
Platform teaming up with ECHO to support the scale up and roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine doses
Progress on a subset of indicators from the SPRP 2021 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
Updates on WHO’s financing to support countries in SPRP 2021 implementation and provision of critical supplies

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Thanks to donors and partners WHO supports countries facing surges and variants

Stories from Somalia, Syria, Costa Rica, Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean countries, Honduras, Bangladesh, Thailand, and more

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Video highlights from work in countries

Read more stories of ongoing work in countries around the world in support of the COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan 2021

This week we have received additional funds from International Organization for Migration (IOM), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and USA, and a new pledge from Switzerland. Thanks to all donors and partners contributing to the WHO COVID-19 Response

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