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21 Sept 2021 Your two key COVID-19 weekly reports Weekly COVID-19 Reports UpdateAccess all reportsWeekly Epidemiological Update21 SeptemberThe numbers of weekly COVID-19 cases and deaths globally continued to decline this week, with over 3.6 million cases and just under 60 000 deaths reported between 13-19 September. This brings the cumulative numbers of confirmed cases and deaths globally to nearly 228 million and over 4.6 million respectively. While the Region of the Americas as well as the Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions reported a decrease in weekly case incidence, the African and European regions reported a similar number of deaths as compared to the previous week Similarly, COVID-19 weekly mortality decreased in the African, Eastern Mediterranean and South-East Asian regions over the past week, with the South-East Asia Region reporting the largest percentage decrease (27%). In contrast, the Western Pacific Region reported an increase (7%) in the number of deaths while the Region of the Americas and the European Region reported a similar number of deaths as compared to the previous week In this edition, we provide updates on the impacts of the phenotypic characteristics (transmissibility, disease severity, risk of reinfection, and impacts on diagnostics and vaccine performance) of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (VOCs), the geographic distribution of VOCs as well as changes to VOI classifications Download the reportWeekly Operational Update20 SeptemberIn this edition of the COVID-19 Weekly Operational Update, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include: Delivering 2 million syringes for Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 vaccination driveShipping WHO life-saving medical supplies to Kabul, Afghanistan with support from QatarAirlifting largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo by WHO logistics hub to EthiopiaWHO/Europe and Germany supporting children with disabilities in BelarusRebooting COVID-19 response strategy and measures in CambodiaExpanding capacity for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) in the African RegionExternal Quality Assessment for laboratories testing for SARS-CoV-2Testing Rapid Response Mobile Laboratories (RRML) deployment procedures and minimum standards in first virtual tabletop (V-TTX) exercise for RRML/GOARNConnecting countries to share experiences and learnings from their COVID-19 vaccine roll-out using the mini-cPIE (COVID-19 vaccination Intra-Action Review) processProgress on a subset of indicators from the SPRP 2021 Monitoring and Evaluation FrameworkUpdates on WHO’s financing to support countries in SPRP 2021 implementation and provision of critical supplies Download the reportWHO fights COVID-19 with humanitarian assistance and vaccine equity pushStories from Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Islamic Republic of Iran, Nicaragua, Viet Nam and more Photo ©WHO/EMRO Read the storiesSpecial highlightWHO needs US$38.45 million to meet the humanitarian assistance requirements in Afghanistan for the next four months. This amount is part of the overall call for US$66 million to fund the health sector part of the global appeal launched by the UN at the High-Level Meeting on 13 September. The funds will be used by WHO to ensure: Continued coordination with other agencies and health actors in the response to the crisis situationContinuity of health services for the population of AfghanistanProvision of life-saving medical suppliesContinued response to COVID-19Timely response to potential outbreaksResponse to urgent trauma needs Download the appealRead more stories of ongoing work in countries around the world in support of the COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan 2021 In the past week we have received additional funding from the Asian Development Bank, Gavi, EU ECHO, and the World Bank, as well as new pledge from the Republic of Korea. Thanks to all donors and partners contributing to the WHO COVID-19 Response This email is aimed at keeping you informed of WHO's work to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and showcase stories of impact only possible thanks to the contributions of our donors and partners. Help us improve it by sharing your feedback to WHO media Share Tweet Share Forward
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