8 Dec 2021 Your two key COVID-19 weekly reports
Weekly Epidemiological Update
7 December
Globally, weekly COVID-19 case incidence plateaued this week (29 November - 5 December 2021), with over 4 million confirmed new cases reported, similar to the number reported in the previous week’s figures. However, new weekly deaths increased by 10% as compared to the previous week, with over 52 500 new deaths reported. As of 5 December, nearly 265 million confirmed cases and over 5.2 million deaths have been reported globally
In this edition a special focus update is provided on SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (VOCs) and Variants of Interest (VOIs)
An update on Variant of Concern Omicron is also provided and includes the current situation in terms of the epidemiology and transmissibility, clinical severity, risk of reinfection and potential impact on diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics. As our understanding of the Omicron variant is evolving, these updates will continue as further evidence becomes available
Weekly Operational Update
7 December
In this edition of the COVID-19 Weekly Operational Update, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include:
- Supporting Omicron variant detection and COVID-19 response in southern Africa
- Kenya increases uptake and equity for COVID-19 vaccinations through community-based approaches
- New oxygen production stations to be constructed in Yemen
- “Data for action”: WHO/Europe pilots enhanced Emergency Response Information Management System (ERIMS) with Azerbaijan under the Health Systems Connector/Act-Accelerator
- Home-based care for COVID-19 begins with community engagement in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- 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
Kenya increases uptake and equity for COVID-19 vaccinations
WHO provides technical support for advocacy, risk communication and social mobilization to improve vaccine uptake throughout communities across the world, read the experience from Kenya
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