Risk Assessment Report – 14 December 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 14 December 2020
Rapid Risk Assessment
December 14, 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 14 December 2020
Time Period Covered December 14, 2020 - December 14, 2020
- Worldwide, there have been over 72.4 million cases and more than 1.6 million deaths attributed to COVID-19.
- Indonesia, the most populous country in Southeast Asia, has topped the region in terms of confirmed cases and fatalities. Since Indonesia’s first cases were detected in early March, it has recorded a steady increase, reaching an average of about 6,000 new cases daily over the past week. On December 3, the country confirmed a record 8,369 new cases. On December 11, Indonesia reached more than 600,000 cumulative COVID-19 cases. The Health Ministry reported 6,189 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday (December 13), bringing the total number of cases nationwide to 617,820. According to data released by the ministry on Sunday, 166 more people have died of the disease, bringing the death toll to 18,819.
- Myanmar government has further extended the country’s COVID-19 preventive measures until the end of the year as the country has reported more than 100,000 COVID-19 cumulative cases. The country’s capital, Yangon, remains the highest region with the highest number of COVID-19 cases. Yangon has seen an increase in positive COVID-19 cases with an average of more than 700 new cases in the past week. As of December 13, Myanmar has reported a total of 108,342 COVID-19 cases in the country.
Risk Assessment Report – 14 December 2020