WHO on COVID-19
See WHO COVID-19 Situational Reports - https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports
ROJoson TPOR: China has controlled COVID-19 in March 2020 (less than 3 months)
As of March 15, 2020
Globally
153 517 confirmed (10 982 new)
5735 deaths (343 new)
China
81 048 confirmed (27 new)
3204 deaths (10 new)
Outside of China
72 469 confirmed (10 955)
2531 deaths (333 new)
143 countries/territories/ areas (09 new)
WHO RISK ASSESSMENT
China Very High
Regional Level Very High
Global Level Very High
As of March 1, 2020
Globally
87 137 confirmed (1739 new)
China
79 968 confirmed (579 new)
2873 deaths (35 new)
Outside of China
7169 confirmed (1160 new)
58 countries (5 new) 104 deaths (18 new)
WHO RISK ASSESSMENT
China Very High
Regional Level Very High
Global Level Very High
As of February 15, 2020
Globally
50 580 laboratory-confirmed (1527 new)
China
50 054 laboratory-confirmed (1506 new)
1524 deaths (121 new) †
Outside of China
526 laboratory-confirmed (21 new)
25 countries (1 new) 2 deaths WHO RISK ASSESSMENT
WHO RISK ASSESSMENT
China Very High
Regional Level High
Global Level High
As of February 1, 2020
Globally
11953 confirmed (2128 new)
China
11821 confirmed (2102 new)
1795 severe (268 new)
259 deaths (46 new)
Outside of China
132 confirmed (26 new)
23 countries (4 new)
As of January 20, 2020
Global
282 confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV have been reported from four countries including China (278 cases),
China (278)
Outside China
Thailand (2 cases)
Japan (1 case)
Republic of Korea (1 case)
SUMMARY
Event highlights from 31 December 2019 to 20 January 2020:
• On 31 December 2019, the WHO China Country Office was informed of cases of pneumonia unknown etiology (unknown cause) detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. From 31 December 2019 through 3 January 2020, a total of 44 case-patients with pneumonia of unknown etiology were reported to WHO by the national authorities in China. During this reported period, the causal agent was not identified.
• On 11 and 12 January 2020, WHO received further detailed information from the National Health Commission China that the outbreak is associated with exposures in one seafood market in Wuhan City.
• The Chinese authorities identified a new type of coronavirus, which was isolated on 7 January 2020.
• On 12 January 2020, China shared the genetic sequence of the novel coronavirus for countries to use in developing specific diagnostic kits.
• On 13 January 2020, the Ministry of Public Health, Thailand reported the first imported case of lab-confirmed novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
• On 15 January 2020, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (MHLW) reported an imported case of laboratory-confirmed 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
• On 20 January 2020, National IHR Focal Point (NFP) for Republic of Korea reported the first case of novel coronavirus in the Republic of Korea.
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