Risk Assessment Report – 11 February 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 11 February 2020
Rapid Risk Assessment
February 11, 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 11 February 2020
Time Period Covered February 11, 2020 - February 11, 2020
- Revised definition of confirmed case in China: the 2019-nCoV Prevention Plan issued by the Chinese National Health Commission provided a revised definition for a confirmed case, to no longer include asymptomatic individuals with confirmed 2019-nCoV test results. Cumulative confirmed case counts in mainland China have been retrospectively revised and may show decreased numbers or lower incidence rates prior to February 7, secondary to this change in case definition.
- WHO has activated of R&D blueprint, a global strategy and preparedness plan that allows the rapid activation of R&D activities during epidemics, to accelerate diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics. WHO will convene a global research and innovation forum this 11-12 February 2020 to mobilize international action and enable identification of key knowledge gaps and research priorities to contribute in the control of 2019-nCoV. The forum will include members of the scientific community, researchers from Member States’ public health agencies, regulatory experts, bioethicists with expertise in research in emergencies, and major funder of research related to 2019- nCoV. A team from WHO has finally being permitted to visit China.
- Chinese health officials have temporarily designated the recent strain of coronavirus as the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia, or NCP.
- Following several cases of novel coronavirus without any links to previous cases or travel history to mainland China, Singapore raised its Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) level to Orange from Yellow. DORSCON Orange means that the disease is considered severe and spreads easily from person to person, but has not spread widely and is being contained.
- Sarawak, Malaysia imposed a 14-day quarantine for travellers coming from Singapore in a bid to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. This comes after Singapore's DORSCON was raised to Orange.
Risk Assessment Report – 11 February 2020