DAILY UPDATE - 126.258 World 22.747 EUROPE

• Four new countries/territories/areas (Bolivia, Jamaica, Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of the Congo) have reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

• WHO Director-General in his regular media briefing today stated that WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction. WHO therefore have made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic.

• The COVID-19 virus infects people of all ages. However, evidence to date suggests that two groups of people are at a higher risk of getting severe COVID-19 disease. These are older people; and those with underlying medical conditions. WHO emphasizes that all must protect themselves from COVID-19 in order to protect others.

• On 10 March, the IFRC, UNICEF and WHO issued a new guidance to help protect children and schools from transmission of the COVID-19 virus. The guidance provides critical considerations and practical checklists to keep schools safe.

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Always remember that protection is something that concerns everyone so:

• Clean your hands regularly, either with alcohol-based rub or soap and water.
• Keep your distance from someone who is coughing or sneezing.
• And when you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your elbow.
• Avoiding unprotected contact with farm or wild animals.
• People with symptoms of acute respiratory infection should practice cough etiquette (maintain distance, cover coughs and sneezes with disposable tissues or clothing, and wash hands).

Key advice for older adults and people with pre-existing conditions:

• When you have visitors to your home, exchange “1 metre greetings”, like a wave, nod or bow.
• Ask visitors and those you live with to wash their hands.
• Regularly clean and disinfect surfaces in your home, especially areas that people touch a lot.
• If someone you live with isn’t feeling well (especially with possible COVID-19
  symptoms), limit your shared spaces.
• If you become ill with symptoms of COVID-19, contact your healthcare provider by
  telephone before visiting your healthcare facility.
• Make a plan in preparation for an outbreak of COVID-19 in your community.
• When you go out in public, follow the same preventative guidelines as you would at home.
• Stay up to date using information from reliable sources.

Stay healthy
Link to WHO source and full report below.

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Report: 11.03.2020

Full WHO Report as PDF

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General EUROPE overview:

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Distribution MAP:

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Highlights:

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Table with new cases by day:

date	new cases	notice
11.03.2019	4627	new countrys Bolivia, Jamaica, Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of the Congo
10.03.2019	4125	new countrys Brunei Darussalam, Mongolia, Cyprus, Guernsey and Panama
09.03.2019	3993	new countrys Bangladesh, Albania and Paraguay
08.03.2019	3656	new countrys Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Faroe Islands, French Guiana, Maldives, Malta, Martinique, and Republic of Moldova
07.03.2019	3735	new countrys Colombia, Holy See, Peru, Serbia, and Togo
06.03.2019	2873	new countrys Bhutan, Cameroon, Serbia, and South Africa
05.03.2019	2232	new countrys Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gibraltar, Hungary, Slovenia, and occupied Palestinian territory
04.03.2019	2223	new countrys Argentina, Chile, Poland and Ukraine
03.03.2019	1922	new countrys Andorra, Jordan, Latvia, Morocco, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, and Tunisia
02.03.2019	1804	new countrys Armenia, Czechia, Dominican Republic, Luxembourg, Iceland, and Indonesia
01.03.2019	1739	new countrys Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Ireland, Monaco and Qatar
29.02.2019	1753	new countrys Mexico and San Marino
28.02.2019	1358	new countrys Belarus, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Nigeria
27.02.2019	1185	new countrys Brazil, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Norway, Pakistan, Romania, and North Macedonia
26.02.2019	871	new countrys Algeria, Austria, Croatia, and Switzerland
25.02.2019	908	new countrys Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, and Oman
24.02.2019	715	new country Kuwait
23.02.2019	1017	count of cases in Italy has doubled
22.02.2019	599	new hotspot in Italy, new country Lebanon and Israel
21.02.2019	1021	--------
20.02.2019	548	laboratory-tested only new country Iran
19.02.2019	1872	-
18.02.2019	1901	-
17.02.2019	2162	laboratory-tested and clinic-tested
20.02.2019	548	-
19.02.2019	1872	-
18.02.2019	1901	-
17.02.2019	2162	-
16.02.2019	1278	-
15.02.2019	1527	new country Egypt
14.02.2019	2056	-
13.02.2019	1826	-
12.02.2019	2068	-
11.02.2019	2560	-
10.02.2019	3085	-
09.02.2019	2676	-
08.02.2019	3419	-
07.02.2019	3205	-
06.02.2019	3722	-
05.02.2019	3925	-
04.02.2019	3241	-
03.02.2019	2838	-
02.02.2019	2604	-
01.02.2019	2128	-
31.01.2019	2008	-
30.01.2019	1753	-
29.01.2019	1528	-
28.01.2019	1739	-
27.01.2019	784	-
26.01.2019	694	-
25.01.2019	474	-
24.01.2019	265	-
23.01.2019	267	-
22.01.2019	32	-
21.01.2019	282	-

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DASHBOARDS

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WHO EUROPE Dashboard:

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Johns Hopkins CSSE Dashboard:

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What is the coronavirus? (2019-nCoV) by WHO

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