COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (17 August 2022)
This bi-weekly brief details the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world as well as updates to the COVID-19-related guidance from Africa CDC, WHO and other public health agencies. This brief complements the Weekly Outbreak Brief and other documents on COVID-19 and the actions that the African Union/Africa CDC […]
Outbreak Brief 135: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Mise à jour sur les flambées : Au 17 août 2022, un total de 589 680 368 cas de COVID-19 et 6 436 519 décès (Taux de de létalité [TDL] : 1%) ont été signalés à l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) par 232 pays et territoires. La répartition des cas cumulés (pourcentage des cas […]
Outbreak Brief 134: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: As of 8 August 2022, a total of 581,266,174 COVID-19 cases and 6,409,922 deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 1.1%) have been reported globally by 232 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO). The distribution of cumulative cases (percentage of global cases) from the WHO regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: Eastern […]
Revised COVID-19 Testing Strategy, Second Edition, August, 2022
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Testing to identify people infected with SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been central to the control of the disease. The African Union Commission, through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and partners, implemented a number of key initiatives to expand COVID-19 testing in Africa including developing guidance […]
Outbreak Brief 133: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: As of 1 August 2022, a total of 574,409,856 COVID-19 cases and 6,395,341 deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 1.1%) have been reported globally by 232 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO). The distribution of cumulative cases (percentage of global cases) from the WHO regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: Eastern […]
COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (03 August 2022)
This bi-weekly brief details the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world as well as updates to the COVID-19-related guidance from Africa CDC, WHO and other public health agencies. This brief complements the Weekly Outbreak Brief and other documents on COVID-19 and the actions that the African Union/Africa CDC […]
Outbreak Brief 132: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: As of 25 July 2022, a total of 566,718,893 COVID-19 cases and 6,375,592 deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 1.1%) have been reported globally by 232 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO). The distribution of cumulative cases (percentage of global cases) from the WHO regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: Eastern […]
COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (20 July 2022)
This bi-weekly brief details the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world as well as updates to the COVID-19-related guidance from Africa CDC, WHO and other public health agencies. This brief complements the Weekly Outbreak Brief and other documents on COVID-19 and the actions that the African Union/Africa CDC […]
Outbreak Brief 131: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: As of 18 July 2022, a total of 559,212,270 COVID-19 cases and 6,360,228 deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 1.1%) have been reported globally by 232 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO). The distribution of cumulative cases (percentage of global cases) from the WHO regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: Eastern […]
Outbreak Brief 130: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: As of 11 July 2022, a total of 552,257,440 COVID-19 cases and 6,346,941 deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 1.2%) have been reported globally by 232 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO). The distribution of cumulative cases (percentage of global cases) from the WHO regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: Eastern […]