Risk Assessment Report – 14 august 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 14 august 2020
Rapid Risk Assessment
August 14, 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 14 august 2020
Time Period Covered August 14, 2020 - August 14, 2020
- Worldwide, there have been over 20.9 million cases and more than 750,000 deaths. Latin America and the Caribbean remain the global epicentres, accounting for nearly one-third of all cumulative deaths. The United States, Brazil, and India continue to make the largest contributions to the global cumulative case count, together comprising 53% of all cumulative cases. As the pandemic progresses, many countries that had begun to relax their control measures have reinstated these measures. Bhutan has imposed its first nationwide lockdown, while New Zealand has reinstated control measures following the re-emergence of COVID-19. Italy has imposed mandatory testing for all travellers returning from Croatia, Greece, Spain, and Malta. The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to update and reinforce recommended measures to control the spread of COVID-19, including rapid case identification, contact tracing, physical distancing, mask-wearing, and hand washing. In a media briefing on August 10, the WHO stressed that viral suppression is crucial for societies to re-open safely.
- Jakarta (capital of Indonesia) is reaching a critical point in its fight against COVID-19 as it sees rising hospitalization of COVID-19 patients, prompting concerns that it would have to increase its healthcare capacity and reimpose stricter curbs. Jakarta Governor said in a press release late on Thursday (August 13) that 65 percent of 4,456 isolation beds and 67 percent of 483 intensive care unit (ICU) beds designated for COVID-19 patients were now occupied. Jakarta has extended the transitional phase of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) for the fourth time, for another two weeks starting Friday (August 14), as Jakarta's COVID-19 infection rate has shown no signs of slowing. The Governor said that the city would tighten control over activities that might generate crowds in public spaces, especially on weekends and during the celebration of the 75th Independence Day. The Health Ministry announced 2,098 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of cases nationwide to 132,816.
- The Philippine presidential spokesman said on Thursday (August 13) that the Philippines plans to launch clinical trials for a Russian COVID-19 vaccine in October. Phase three clinical trials in the Philippines are due to run from October to March 2021, after a panel of vaccine experts completes its review on Russia's phase one and two trials in September. According to the health authorities, all clinical trials would need to go through the regulatory process. On Thursday, the country reported 4,002 more COVID-19 infections and 23 additional deaths. 4002 new COVID-19 cases has been reported on Thursday (August 13) bringing the total number of cases in the country to 147,526, the highest in Southeast Asia.
Risk Assessment Report – 14 august 2020