World Health Organization Update
SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours
(last updated 10:00 AM CET 5/16/2020)
Globally 4 425 485 cases (86 827)
302 059 deaths (4 940)
Western Pacific Region 166 721 cases (1 171)
6 697 deaths (33)
European Region 1 848 445 cases (22 150)
164 723 deaths (1 446)
South-East Asia Region 127 995 cases (5 741)
4 201 deaths (151)
Eastern Mediterranean Region 315 668 cases (10 479)
9 701 deaths (143)
Region of the Americas 1 909 483 cases (45 015)
115 057 deaths (3 123)
African Region 54 461 cases (2 271)
1 667 deaths (44)
Highlights
- WHO has published a new scientific brief on “Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents with COVID-19”, given the reported clusters of children and adolescents who require admission to intensive care units with a multisystem inflammatory condition. There is an urgent need for collecting standardized data describing epidemiology, clinical presentations, severity, and outcomes.
- WHO Director-General Dr Tedros, in his media briefing yesterday, highlighted the need to “unleash the full power of science, to deliver innovations that are scalable, usable, and benefit everyone, everywhere, at the same time”.
- WHO has published new guidance on “Cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in the context of COVID-19”, intended for healthcare professionals, public health professionals and health authorities that are developing and implementing cleaning and disinfection policies and
standard operating procedures. - WHO and UNICEF have published a document on frequently asked questions (FAQs) about immunization in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. These FAQs accompany WHO’s Guiding principles for immunization activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.