Risk Assessment Report – 01 april 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 01 april 2020
Rapid Risk Assessment
April 01, 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 01 april 2020
Time Period Covered April 01, 2020 - April 01, 2020
- WHO Director-General stated that ensuring free movement of essential health products is vital for saving lives and curbing the social and economic impacts of the pandemic. WHO is working intensively with partners to increase access to life-saving products, including diagnostics, PPE, medical oxygen, ventilators and more.
- WHO has updated the operational planning guidelines to help countries maintain essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The document includes a set of immediate actions that countries should consider at national, regional, and local level to reorganize and maintain access to high quality essential health services for all. This information can be found here: https://www.who.int/publications-detail/covid-19-operational-guidance-formaintainingessential-health-services-during-an-outbreak
- On March 31, Indonesian President Joko Widodo signed the regulations needed for cities and provinces to enforce what the government described as “large-scale social restrictions” and declared public health emergency status amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Restrictions will be based on the 2018 Law on Health Quarantine, which allows cities and provinces to shut down nonessential services and limit religious and social activities.
- On March 30, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc declared COVID-19 a nationwide pandemic and urged authorities at all levels to focus on efforts to contain the pandemic.
Risk Assessment Report – 01 april 2020