Risk Assessment Report – 21 September 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 21 September 2020
Rapid Risk Assessment
September 21, 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 21 September 2020
Time Period Covered September 21, 2020 - September 21, 2020
- Worldwide, there have been over 31.1 million cases and more than 963,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
- Indonesian government has increased the deployment of police and military personnel to improve compliance with health protocols as the nation struggles to control the rising number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. According to Indonesian authorities on September 21, Indonesian Military and National Police were joining forces to maintain higher compliance with the current health protocols to curb COVID-19 transmission. The Health Ministry reported 3,989 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday (September 20), bringing the total number of cases to 244,676.
- Myanmar announced a stay-home order for its biggest city Yangon after reporting a record daily increase in new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday (September 20). The order in Yangon, Myanmar's commercial capital, comes into effect today (September 21) and will require all employees to work from home. The health ministry said on Sunday it had recorded 671 new coronavirus cases, without saying where. Most of the recent new infections have been in Yangon. The country has reported a total of 5,541 COVID-19 cases and 92 deaths. Infections have increased to hundreds of new cases per day over the past weeks after COVID-19 reappeared in the western state of Rakhine, following weeks without a confirmed local case.
Risk Assessment Report – 21 September 2020