Highlights
- WHO continues to deliver vital medical training, equipment and supplies across the oPt to support the COVID-19 response
WHO preparedness, readiness and response
WHO is continuing to work with partners to support Ministry of Health’s (MoH) efforts to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Coordination, planning and monitoring
- Support to facilitate the import and delivery of essential equipment continues, see images and detail.
Surveillance
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The WHO risk assessment remains very high as the number of people testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 stabilizes at high average daily rates.
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From 1-22 October, the total number of COVID-19 cases rose by 10,129 cases (on average 460 cases per day). Five hundred and six have died, with an overall case fatality rate (CFR) of 0.83%.