The head of the UN Office of Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock, has released US$15 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help fund global efforts to contain the virus responsible for COVID-19. The announcement came as the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the global risk of a coronavirus outbreak to “very high”, its […]
Read MoreThe European Commission will address the issue of Coronavirus at its meeting on 5th March
A meeting of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety will be held on 5th March to discuss new updates on the issue of the coronavirus (COVID-19). This meeting is expected to address the following points: Update by the Commission on the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation Amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European […]
Read MoreCOVID-19: ECDC updates case definition for EU surveillance
At this stage, it is likely that Europe will see similar developments like in Italy, varying from country to country. To address these scenarios, ECDC constantly updates its risk assessments for Europe and provides guidance for the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries and authorities to respond to the outbreak. Following the recent […]
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