Risk Assessment Report – 06 april 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 06 april 2020
Rapid Risk Assessment
April 06, 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 06 april 2020
Time Period Covered April 06, 2020 - April 06, 2020
- As worldwide cases increased more than 1 million and deaths over 50000, Dr. Tedros, WHO Director-General, stressed that the best way for countries to end restrictions and ease their economic effects was to attack the virus with an aggressive and comprehensive package of measures.
- WHO has released new technical guidance recommending universal access to public hand hygiene stations and making their use obligatory on entering and leaving any public or private commercial building and any public transport facility. It also recommends that healthcare facilities improve access to and practice of hand hygiene. F
- 50,000 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) COVID-19 test kits from South Korea are expected to arrive at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport according to Indonesian Embassy in Seoul. The embassy announced on April 5 that the PCR diagnostic kits had been donated by four companies under South Korea's LG group, namely LG Electronics, LG Chem, LG Innotek and LG International Indonesia. The kits were sent from Seoul on Garuda Indonesia flight GA879 directly to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Greater Jakarta.
- The medical expert team sent by the Chinese government arrived in Manila, Philippines on April 5 to assist and advise the Philippines in its ongoing efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. Besides dispatching the medical expert team, China also donated to the Philippines a new batch of medical supplies, including surgical masks, medical N95 masks, medical protective suits, medical face shields, and non-invasive ventilators
Risk Assessment Report – 06 april 2020