22 June 2022 Your key COVID-19 report
Weekly Epidemiological Update
22 June
Globally, the number of new weekly cases has continued to decline since the peak in January 2022.
During the week of 13 until 19 June 2022, over 3.3 million cases were reported, a 4% decrease as compared to the previous week. The number of new weekly deaths declined by 16% as compared to the previous week, with over 7500 fatalities reported.
As of 19 June 2022, over 536 million confirmed cases and over 6.3 million deaths have been reported globally.
In this edition, we provide an update on the circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs), including their geographic spread and prevalence. We also provide a summary of current evidence on the Omicron variant.
June Monthly Operational Update:
In this edition of the COVID-19 Monthly Operational Update, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include:
- WHO Country Office and Ministry of Health Türkiye lead the development of a national genomic surveillance strategy: 24–26 June 2022 in Izmir, Türkiye
- The United Republic of Tanzania hosts the first simulation exercise in East Africa since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, to improve readiness to health emergencies at points of entry
- Empowering indigenous women as ‘agents of change’: WHO supports Ecuador to engage community stakeholders as part of its COVID-19 response strategy
- 15 tonnes of lifesaving COVID-19 supplies arrive in Samoa
- The Syrian Arab Republic’s coastal areas takes COVID-19 vaccination campaign to a new level
- Myanmar: learning from COVID-19 to prepare for influenza
- WHO/Europe carried out an Intra-Action Review in Azerbaijan, identifying challenges and best practices from the response to COVID-19
- PAHO/WHO supports the Plurinational State of Bolivia to introduce and expand oxygen therapy for COVID-19 patients
- Strengthening Yemen’s response to COVID-19 and the delivery of essential health services
- Preparing for future outbreaks with free online courses on 28 diseases through OpenWHO
- “The Story of Coronavirus”: an animated video to understand COVID-19 transmission
- WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) released its first preliminary report
- WHO holds a global consultation entitled “Crafting the Mosaic”: Resilient surveillance systems for respiratory viruses of pandemic potential
- Global Lead Coordinator for COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership visits Malawi
- Updated WHO guidance and publications
Donors making a difference: to global mental health
Stories from Bhutan, Bolivia, Honduras, Kiribati, Turkiye, Yemen and more, with mention of the following donors and partners: Afghan Japan Hospital in Kabul, Belgium, Canada, Caribbean Alliance of National Psychology Association (CANPA), CBM Global, CONAFRO, European Union, HealthNet TPO, Irish Aid, France, Germany, Japan, Luxembourg, the Pan-European Mental Health Coalition, Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises Programme (R2HC), the UHC Partnership, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, United Nations Fund for Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict, UNHCR, VOYCE, and the World Bank International Development Association.
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