Situation Report of MPOX in Global and ASEAN Region - 04 January 2023

COVID-19: Highlights and Situation Overview Global Update

• Worldwide, there have been over 654 million cases and over 6 million deaths attributed to COVID-19.

• China: According to the latest update from GISAID on January 3, China has been continually ramping up its genomic surveillance, coordinated by the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and with participation from provinces, universities, and private labs. The preliminary analysis suggests that all sequences closely resemble variants in other parts of the world between July and December, with signs that BF.7 outbreaks in Beijing and Fujian likely seeded from Inner Mongolia with ongoing BA.5.2 outbreaks in multiple cities. Furthermore, GISAID reported that new data from Shanghai showed additional lineages from multiple introductions.

• USA: In the latest weekly update of the US CDC (week ending January 31), Omicron XBB.1.5 variant makes up 40.5% of samples. XBB.1.5 has been found to be dominant in northeastern states and now makes up a growing proportion in the Middle Atlantic and southern states.