COVID19 spreads to 72 nations out of which situation is alarming in China,Iran,Italy and South Korea.As per WHO there is now a total of 90,893 reported cases of COVID-19 globally, and 3110 deaths.
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COVID19 is slowing in China
In the past 24 hours, China reported 129 cases, the lowest number of cases since the 20th of January.Hubei province with 67217 confirmed cases and 2834 deaths is still the epicentre of the COVID19 time bomb.
Coronavirus global scene
Outside China, 1848 new cases were reported in 48 countries. 80% of those cases are from just three countries: the Republic of Korea, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Italy.
USA has just reported its 9th death due to COVID19.
Eight new Member States (Andorra, Jordan, Latvia, Morocco, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, and Tunisia) reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
The increase ofCOVID-19 cases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region is of great concern.
The WHO Regional Director of the Eastern Mediterranean region Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari reiterated the need to enhance surveillance and response activities, and share critical information,as being essential to containing the outbreak and strengthening health systems
Amazon is hit by Coronavirus in USA
E commerce giant Amazon has informed that one of its Seattle-based workers has been diagnosed with coronavirus.
12 new countries have reported their first cases, and there are now 21 countries with one case.
122 countries have not reported any cases.
The actions these newly-affected countries will be the difference between a handful of cases and a larger cluster.
People are afraid and uncertain. Fear is a natural human response to any threat, especially when it’s a threat we don’t completely understand.
But as we get more data, we are understanding this virus, and the disease it causes, more and more.
Hording of PPE is fight against COVID19
But we are concerned that countries’ abilities to respond are being compromised by the severe and increasing disruption to the global supply of personal protective equipment – caused by rising demand, hoarding and misuse.
Shortages are leaving doctors, nurses and other frontline healthcare workers dangerously ill-equipped to care for COVID-19 patients, due to limited access to supplies such as gloves, medical masks, respirators, goggles, face shields, gowns, and aprons.
We can’t stop COVID-19 without protecting our health workers.
Prices of PPE is rising
Prices of PPE are increasing. Prices of surgical masks have increased six-fold, N95 respirators have more than tripled, and gowns cost twice as much.
Supplies can take months to deliver, market manipulation is widespread, and stocks are often sold to the highest bidder.
WHO has shipped nearly half a million sets of personal protective equipment to 27 countries, but supplies are rapidly depleting.
WHO estimates that each month, 89 million medical masks will be required for the COVID-19 response; 76 million examination gloves, and 1.6 million goggles.
WHO has guidelines on how to rationalize the use of personal protective equipment in health facilities and manage supply chains effectively.
We’re also working with governments, manufacturers and the Pandemic Supply Chain Network to boost production and secure supplies for critically affected and at-risk countries.
Globally, it is estimated that PPE supplies need to be increased by 40 per cent.
We continue to call on manufacturers to urgently increase production to meet this demand and guarantee supplies.
WHO Director General we have called on governments to develop incentives for manufacturers to ramp up production. This includes easing restrictions on the export and distribution of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies.
Emergency Manager magazine thinks that the situation requires all of us to cooperate and work together to ensure effectife fight against novel coronavirus.We must protect those who protect us.Medical care personnel need to be given special help and respect in this war against COVID 19.
COVID19 spreads to 72 nations out of which situation is alarming in China,Iran,Italy and South Korea.As per WHO there is now a total of 90,893 reported cases of COVID-19 globally, and 3110 deaths.
emergencymanager.in/un-releases-15m-to-fight-covid-19-virus/(opens in a new tab)
COVID19 is slowing in China
In the past 24 hours, China reported 129 cases, the lowest number of cases since the 20th of January.Hubei province with 67217 confirmed cases and 2834 deaths is still the epicentre of the COVID19 time bomb.
Coronavirus global scene
Outside China, 1848 new cases were reported in 48 countries. 80% of those cases are from just three countries: the Republic of Korea, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Italy.
USA has just reported its 9th death due to COVID19.
Eight new Member States (Andorra, Jordan, Latvia, Morocco, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, and Tunisia) reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
The increase ofCOVID-19 cases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region is of great concern.
The WHO Regional Director of the Eastern Mediterranean region Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari reiterated the need to enhance surveillance and response activities, and share critical information,as being essential to containing the outbreak and strengthening health systems
Amazon is hit by Coronavirus in USA
E commerce giant Amazon has informed that one of its Seattle-based workers has been diagnosed with coronavirus.
12 new countries have reported their first cases, and there are now 21 countries with one case.
122 countries have not reported any cases.
The actions these newly-affected countries will be the difference between a handful of cases and a larger cluster.
People are afraid and uncertain. Fear is a natural human response to any threat, especially when it’s a threat we don’t completely understand.
But as we get more data, we are understanding this virus, and the disease it causes, more and more.
Hording of PPE is fight against COVID19
But we are concerned that countries’ abilities to respond are being compromised by the severe and increasing disruption to the global supply of personal protective equipment – caused by rising demand, hoarding and misuse.
Shortages are leaving doctors, nurses and other frontline healthcare workers dangerously ill-equipped to care for COVID-19 patients, due to limited access to supplies such as gloves, medical masks, respirators, goggles, face shields, gowns, and aprons.
We can’t stop COVID-19 without protecting our health workers.
Prices of PPE is rising
Prices of PPE are increasing. Prices of surgical masks have increased six-fold, N95 respirators have more than tripled, and gowns cost twice as much.
Supplies can take months to deliver, market manipulation is widespread, and stocks are often sold to the highest bidder.
WHO has shipped nearly half a million sets of personal protective equipment to 27 countries, but supplies are rapidly depleting.
WHO estimates that each month, 89 million medical masks will be required for the COVID-19 response; 76 million examination gloves, and 1.6 million goggles.
WHO has guidelines on how to rationalize the use of personal protective equipment in health facilities and manage supply chains effectively.
We’re also working with governments, manufacturers and the Pandemic Supply Chain Network to boost production and secure supplies for critically affected and at-risk countries.
Globally, it is estimated that PPE supplies need to be increased by 40 per cent.
We continue to call on manufacturers to urgently increase production to meet this demand and guarantee supplies.
WHO Director General we have called on governments to develop incentives for manufacturers to ramp up production. This includes easing restrictions on the export and distribution of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies.
Emergency Manager magazine thinks that the situation requires all of us to cooperate and work together to ensure effectife fight against novel coronavirus.We must protect those who protect us.Medical care personnel need to be given special help and respect in this war against COVID 19.
