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COVID-19 Test to Treat Guidelines for African Union Member States

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In response to the outbreak, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has been supporting African Union Member States in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through a variety of interventions such as non-pharmaceutical interventions, quarantine, testing, isolation, contact tracing, and clinical management. The Test to Treat guideline aims to increase […]

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (14 September 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 […]

Outbreak Brief 129: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Outbreak Update: As of 4 July 2022, a total of 546,114,042 COVID-19 cases and 6,335,599 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 […]

Outbreak Brief 123: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Outbreak Update: As of 22 May 2022, a total of 522,086,589 COVID-19 cases and 6,274,256 deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 1.2%) have been reported globally by 227 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 113: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Outbreak Update: As of 14 March 2022, a total of 456,648,579 COVID-19 cases and 6,042,600 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 1.3%) have been reported globally by 227 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO). The distribution of cumulative cases (proportion of global cases) from the WHO regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: […]

Outbreak Brief 112: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Outbreak Update: As of 7 March 2022, a global total of 444,958,015 COVID-19 cases and 5,997,663 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 1.4%) have been reported by 227 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO). The distribution of cumulative cases (proportion of global cases) from the WHO regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: […]

Outbreak Brief 109: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Outbreak Update: As of 14 February 2022, a global total of 410,522,545 COVID-19 cases and 5,811,307 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 1.4%) have been reported by 227 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO). The distribution of cumulative cases (proportion of global cases) from the WHO reporting regions (excluding Africa) are as […]