Risk Assessment Report – 11 May 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 11 May 2020
Rapid Risk Assessment
May 11, 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 11 May 2020
Time Period Covered May 11, 2020 - May 11, 2020
- The Emergency Relief Coordinator/UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock launched an update to the Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19 (GHRP). He was joined by the Executive Director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, Dr Mike Ryan; the President and CEO of Oxfam America, Abby Maxman; the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi; and the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, David Beasley. The GHRP has a funding requirement of U$6.7 billion to protect millions of people already facing humanitarian crises in several countries.
- New interim guidance has been released by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on how to adapt COVID-19 prevention and response measuresfor use in low capacity and humanitarian settings (WHO Situation Report 110)
- Malaysia will extend its conditional movement control order (MCO)until June 9, allowing essential businesses to continue while keeping its borders shut and schools closed.
- As Singapore moves to gradually ease circuit breaker measures, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on May 9 laid out its requirements for firms to resume operations at workplaces. These include implementation of a system for safe management measures at workplaces, reducing physical interaction and ensuring safe distancing at workplaces. Employers must also support contact tracing requirements, require personal protective equipment and personal hygiene, ensure cleanliness of workplace premises and implement health checks and protocols to manage potential cases.
- Thailand’s Prime Minister has provisionally approved a suggestion from Health Minister that China and South Korea be removed from the list of COVID-19 “hotspots” since the number of confirmed cases in each country has now dropped. This attempt is being made to re-establish economic and social ties between Thailand and the two countries. However, these ties will be restored gradually and there will be no sudden return to freedom of movement for Chinese or South Korean citizens coming to Thailand, or any other country.
- Thailand’s provincial governors have been put on alert today (May 11) to screen everyone arriving from the island province of Phuket. They also been instructed to quarantine anyone suspected of being infected with COVID-19. The Interior Ministry’s permanent secretary, issued the instructions to provincial governors after some people who had been part of last week’s exodus from Phuket, tested positive for the virus when they arrived in their home provinces.
- In Vietnam, religious activities were allowed to resume from May 8 but with preventive measures for large gatherings. The government has also allowed the resumption of all non-essential services (except for clubs and karaoke parlors) but with preventive measures.
- The Philippine government received 150,000 COVID-19 testing kits and 18,000 disposable overalls from the People’s Republic of China. • Brunei reports no new COVID-19 case/s for 4 days since May 7.
- Cambodia reports no new COVID-19 case/s for 29 days since April 12.
- Laos reports no new COVID-19 case/s for 29 days since April 12.
- Vietnam reports no new COVID-19 case/s for 4 days since May 7.
Risk Assessment Report – 11 May 2020