Risk Assessment Report – 12 june 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 12 june 2020
Rapid Risk Assessment
June 12, 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 12 june 2020
Time Period Covered June 12, 2020 - June 12, 2020
- Worldwide, there have been over 7,500,000 million cases, and over 420,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19. While the number of cases in Africa accounts for only 3% of the global total, the region has seen a doubling of cases in less than 20 days. Furthermore, the WHO has warned about the limited testing capacity in the region; the actual extent of outbreaks is likely to be greater than reported case counts suggest.
- The WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed AlMandhari, has released a statement on the status of the pandemic in the Region. He warns that cases in the region have increased during the past three weeks and there is the risk cases will continue to increase as many countries ease restrictions. He reiterated that every country’s best defense against COVID-19 is to find, isolate, test and care for every case and to trace and quarantine every contact.
- China is ready to work together with countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the research and development of vaccines for the COVID-19 according to the Chinese Ambassador during his virtual press conference with the ASEAN on June 11. The two sides have had a number of anti-pandemic cooperation since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in the region, pushing for regional consensus on a stronger collective response and in the meantime, strengthening trade ties between the two sides. The ambassador said that in China, vaccines were currently being developed in five categories -- inactivated vaccines, recombinant protein vaccines, live attenuated influenza vaccines, adenovirus vaccines, and nucleic acid-based vaccines. To date, four inactivated vaccines and one adenovirus vaccine have been approved for clinical trials
- The number of daily recorded COVID-19 cases in Indonesia has continued to increase in the past five days as the government eases large-scale social restrictions (PSBB). The Health Ministry's Disease Control and Prevention DirectorGeneral said that East Java had recorded the highest increase at the provincial level, followed by South Sulawesi, Jakarta, Central Java and South Kalimantan. As of June 11, the total number of cases across the country have reached more than 35,000.
- Thailand government announced that it will consider a plan to reopen more businesses and establishments as early as June 15. A draft of the plan currently includes schools, alcohol sales in dine-in restaurants, concerts with seating arrangements, amusement parks and playgrounds, and outdoor sports facilities. As of June 11, Thailand reported no new COVID-19 case/s or death/s, maintaining the total of 3,125 confirmed cases and 58 fatalities. It was the first time in nearly three weeks that no cases were reported and the 17th day without a local transmission.
- Brunei reported no new COVID-19 case/s for 36 consecutive days since May 7.
- Cambodia reported no new COVID-19 case/s for 4 consecutive days since June 8.
Risk Assessment Report – 12 june 2020