Outbreak Brief 64: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (30 March 2021), 4,133,436 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 71,895 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 131,034,139 COVID-19 cases and 2,850,839 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 2.2%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories. The distribution of cumulative cases […]
Outbreak Brief 63: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (23 March 2021), 3,889,322 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 67,608 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 126,900,703 COVID-19 cases and 2,778,944 related deaths (case fatality rate (CFR): 2.2%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories. The distribution of cumulative cases […]
Outbreak Brief 62: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (16 March 2021), 3,398,813 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 61,287 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 123,011,381 COVID-19 cases and 2,711,336 related deaths (case fatality rate (CFR): 2.2%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories. The distribution of cumulative cases […]
COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (23 March 2021)
In addition to the Weekly Outbreak Brief and other documents on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that the African Union- Africa CDC and WHO/AFRO are taking to help African Union Member States, we share a weekly brief detailing the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world, as […]
Statement to African Union Member States on the deployment of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine to the continent and concerns about adverse event reports coming from Europe
Context On 15 February 2021, the World Health Organization listed the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for both emergency use and distribution via the COVAX facility. The African Regulatory Taskforce subsequently endorsed the WHO emergency use listing for this vaccine and the first shipments to Africa were initiated from the COVAX facility, with Ghana receiving the first […]
Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in South Africa
What is the purpose of this report? This report describes findings from a telephone survey with 1,639 people conducted in February 2021. The survey examined how people respond to public health and social measures (PHSMs) to prevent COVID-19. The sample is representative of households with access to a landline or cell phone, but does not […]
Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Tunisia
What is the purpose of this report? This report describes findings from a telephone survey with 1,219 people conducted in February 2021. The survey examined how people respond to public health and social measures (PHSMs) to prevent COVID-19. The sample is representative of households with access to a landline or cell phone, but does not […]
Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Morocco
What is the purpose of this report? This report describes findings from a telephone survey with 1,238 people conducted in February 2021. The survey examined how people respond to public health and social measures (PHSMs) to prevent COVID-19. The sample is representative of households with access to a landline or cell phone, but does not […]
Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Cameroon
What is the purpose of this report? This report describes findings from a telephone survey with 1,323 people conducted in February 2021. The survey examined how people respond to public health and social measures (PHSMs) to prevent COVID-19. The sample is representative of households with access to a landline or cell phone, but does not […]
Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Egypt
What is the purpose of this report? This report describes findings from a telephone survey with 1,409 people conducted in February 2021. The survey examined how people respond to public health and social measures (PHSMs) to prevent COVID-19. The sample is representative of households with access to a landline or cell phone, but does not […]