SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours
(last updated 10:00 AM CET 6/7/2020)
Globally 6,799,713 cases (136,409)
397,388 deaths (4,586)
Western Pacific Region 190,236 cases (1,206)
7,103 deaths (11)
European Region 2,268,311 cases (18,312)
183,732 deaths (604)
South-East Asia Region 350,542 cases (13,965)
9,672 deaths (356)
Eastern Mediterranean Region 623,684 cases (18,658)
14,326 deaths (302)
Region of the Americas 3,234,875 cases (79,505)
179,394 deaths (3,227)
African Region 131,324 cases (4,763)
3,148 deaths (86)
Highlights
- A joint task force has been established by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the Central European Initiative to strengthen regional coordination for the COVID-19 response and mitigate the impact of the pandemic. The task force will serve as a strategic platform for updating member states, exchanging information, and sharing experiences, best practices and training.
- This year on World Food Safety Day on 7 June, the WHO Regional Office for Europe has reminded everyone of the Five Keys to Safer Food, which are basic principles that each individual should know to prevent foodborne diseases, some of which (such as handwashing) also offer protection from COVID-19. The WHO Regional Office for the Americas stated that traditional markets, particularly those which sell live animals, may represent a risk of transmission of diseases between animals and
humans (zoonotic diseases), and that appropriate regulations and inspections for the production and sale of live animals are needed to prevent the spread of emerging diseases.