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The G-20 agreed to freeze poor nations’ debt obligations on 15 April, shortly after nearly 20 European and African leaders made a joint appeal in the Financial Times for a massive international effort to boost Africa’s coronavirus response, saying that “only a global victory that fully includes Africa can bring this pandemic to an end.” France’s President Macron called this “a moral, human duty” and pushed further for debt rescheduling and, in some cases, debt cancellation, saying, “No region can win the battle against COVID-19 alone … if it is not beaten in Africa, it will return to haunt us all.”


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The Gates Foundation announced an additional 150 Million USD commitment to fund and ensure equitable access to drugs, diagnostics and vaccines, while calling on world leaders to unite in a global response to COVID-19 to ensure equitable access.


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Several countries have made adjustments to their official figures over the last couple days, including China adding over 1,300 uncounted deaths from Wuhan. The broader challenge is that most models of the pandemic are based on prior figures from China and may need to be revised to reflect these significant adjustments.


The U.S. CDC revising its case and death counts to reflect both confirmed and probable cases and deaths. With more than 675,000 total cases, the U.S. has more cases than the next four highest reporting countries combined, while accounting for almost 20% of all reported COVID-related deaths globally.


Revelations of significantly higher rates of transmission and deaths in elderly care facilities contributed to Canada becoming the 15th country to report at least 1,000 deaths, as total cases spiked by 30% this week to over 30,000. While the Canadian government announced that control and border measures will remain for months to come, the U.S. President yesterday outlined a Federal Plan to open up the country to widespread criticism by public health experts and government officials across the country.


Total confirmed cases worldwide increased to 2.2 million, as the number of COVID-19 related deaths approach 150,000 as of Friday morning.


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UNICEF has warned that 117 million children could be at risk for measles as countries around the world are suspending national immunization programs in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. So far, 24 low- and middle-income countries (including 15 in Africa) have paused or postponed national immunization programs, as the head of GAVI urged advanced economies to maintain their funding commitments in the upcoming replenishment cycle.


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On Monday, the Center for Health Security published a National Plan for Contact Tracing in the U.S. that estimates an“army” of 100,000 additional workers would be required. Meanwhile, healthcare workers have been disproportionately affected by the Coronavirus, and in multiple hospitals have been asked to work while possibly infected. There are also reports that the U.S. government is exploring surveillance measures adopted by some countries (including China and Israel) that may violate civil liberties, while troops are also reportedly being readied to assist with COVID public health measures.


Meanwhile, the U.S. CDC and Public Health Agency of Canada shifted its messaging by recommending face coverings in public where other social distancing steps are hard to maintain.


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During this unprecedented global pandemic, U.S. President Trump announced his intention to suspend funding to the WHO over accusations of mismanagement. The move has been roundly criticized by many governments and the EU, global health experts as well as the UN Secretary General. The U.S., meanwhile, has raised questions about its own handling of the pandemic, as it remains the epicentre with almost a third of all worldwide cases (644,806) and over 20% of all COVID-related deaths. The five worst affected countries (U.S., Spain, Italy, Germany, France) account for over 60% of all cases and almost 80% of deaths globally.


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                    [post_content] => On 2 June, Dahdaleh Institute Director, Dr. James Orbinski, spoke at The Massey Dialogues with Dr. Joanne Liu and Dr. Peter Singer. The panel discussion explored the intersections of global health and data, community resilience, vaccine dissemination, institutional policy considerations, and global governance structures.

Dr. Joanne Liu served as the International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) (2013 - 2019), and Dr. Peter Singer is Assistant Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Special Advisor to the Director General of the WHO. Dr. Orbinski spoke at The Massey Dialogues earlier this year on A New Strategy for Global Health. That discussion, which took place on 15 April, spoke to the medical and economic implications and requirements of a strong global health.
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                    [post_excerpt] => On 2 June, Dahdaleh Institute Director, Dr. James Orbinski, spoke at The Massey Dialogues with Dr. Joanne Liu and Dr. Peter Singer. The panel discussion explored the intersections of global health and data, community resilience, vaccine dissemination, institutional policy considerations, and global governance structures.

Dr. Joanne Liu served as the International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) (2013 - 2019), and Dr. Peter Singer is Assistant Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Special Advisor to the Director General of the WHO.

Dr. Orbinski spoke at The Massey Dialogues earlier this year on A New Strategy for Global Health. That discussion, which took place on 15 April, spoke to the medical and economic implications and requirements of a strong global health.
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WHO COVID-19 Situation Report 83 (12 April 2020)


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At least 14 countries are reporting more than 10,000 cases, as nine report over 1,000 deaths. With less than 17% of all confirmed cases globally, Italyand Spain continue to account for more than 35% of all reported deaths (19,468 and 16,972, respectively). There has been optimism over the past week, however, as both countries have been reporting reductions in daily new confirmed cases and deaths.


France and Turkey continue to experience significant daily increases in confirmed cases and deaths, reported cases at 129,654 and 52,167, respectively. The U.K. is likewise expected to see a drop in new cases and hospitalization, despite a record in daily reported deaths. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved out of Intensive Care yesterday after three days, stating ‘I owe them my life’ referring to NHS staff. Russia has also been raising concerns, as the number of reported cases continue to surge 10-20% for a third consecutive day, doubled in just four days to over 15,000, prompting China to close its border.


Many European countries are also reporting high CFR near or above 10%, including Italy, Spain, France, the U.K., Netherlands, Belgium, and Sweden. This has been partly attributed to selective testing strategies, as a paper this week in BMJ suggests early and widespread testing may be contributing to Germany’s relatively low CFR (2%). The European CDC has recommended that countries scale up testing and surveillance systems to guide and monitor the escalation and de-escalation of mitigation strategies.


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At 533,470 confirmed cases, the U.S. has more cases than the next four highest reporting countries combined, while also being the first country to surpass 20,000 COVID-related deaths. New York City continues to be the epicentre of the pandemic with almost 200,000 cases, surpassing any other country. Multiple states are reporting that African-Americans are accounting for 60-80% of confirmed cases (while only 14% of U.S. population), which is being attributed to embedded structural inequities.


Confirmed cases and deaths in Canada continue to increase by about 10% a day, surpassing 23,300 and 653, respectively. Based on transmission projections, the government this week announced that control measures, including physical distancing will likely continue until at least June.


Early in the week, the U.S. CDC and Public Health Agency of Canada followed the WHO’s shift in messaging by recommending face coverings in public where other social distancing steps are hard to maintain. Governments are exploring mobile phone-based surveillance measures that could violate civil liberties, while soldiers are being readied to assist with implementation of public health containment measures.


The WHO Regional Office, PAHO, launched a $95 million appeal to support Latin American and Caribbean countries with priority public health measures. In Venezuela, a humanitarian crisis is emerging as chronic food and medical shortages have been exacerbated, prompting UNOCHA to fly in 90 tonnes of COVID-19 relief supplies this week. Off the coast of Uruguay, almost 60% of passengers and crew on board an Australian cruise ship have tested positive for COVID-19. In Ecuador, there has been an alarming 30% increase in confirmed cases to surpass 7,2000, as Chile and Peru are also approaching 7,000 cases.


There is uncertainty in Brazil about the extent of the outbreak, as confirmed cases are approaching 21,000, while one researcher warns of a “mountain of deaths” beyond the over 1,150 officially reported. The government has stopped publishing official number of suspected cases, while only 54,000 test kits were distributed for a population of 210 million, leading to a mining company having to import 500,000 diagnostic kits this week.


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Based on official reports, China appears to have contained local transmission, as it has ended the 11-week lockdown of Wuhan. Neighbouring countries remain on high alert, however, as experts warn of second waves of outbreaks. This may have occurred in Singaporewhere record high daily case reports were confirmed this week, prompting countrywide closure of non-essential business and schools. An outbreak in Tokyo also led to the biggest weekly increase in Japan, as the government declared a month-long State of Emergency in major urban cities. South Korea, meanwhile, has limited new case reports to under 50 over the past week after pre-emptively expanding control measures and contact-tracing.


In Iran, the number of reported cases and deaths are approaching 72,000, including almost 4,500 confirmed deaths. The government has asked the international community for economic sanction relief and emergency loans from the IMF, which the U.S. has opposed despite significant international pressure to sideline geopolitical tensions as countries attempt to respond to the pandemic.


A Coalition of Arab Countries finally announced a two-week ceasefire in Yemen, following warnings by the WHO and UN a pending ‘explosion’ of cases that could cascade across the region. The WFP is set to halve aid to parts of Yemen’s Houthi-controlled areas, however, as some donor countries have stopped their funding over concerns that aid deliveries were being obstructed by Houthi forces. The WFP feeds more than 12 million Yemenis a month, 80% of whom are in areas controlled by Houthi forces.


In Jordan, strict curfews and other control measures appear to be suppressing transmission, while many Middle Eastern countries have also been more proactive in testing, even compared to European counterparts. Conflict-affected countries, however, remain acutely at risk of outbreaks, including Iraq (1,279), Afghanistan (555), and Palestine (268) after case reports doubled last week.


New daily cases increased by 20% in the past two days in India to over 8,500, although there are concerns that the true outbreak size may be significantly higher than reported, as may also be the case in Pakistan (5,170) and Bangladesh (621). The Indian government has extended the national lockdown until the end of April, although wide-spread food shortages and a mass exodus from major urban areas has raised concern about local transmission in rural parts of the country.


Japan has declared a month-long State of Emergency in major urban cities, including Tokyo where an outbreak led to the biggest daily increase in cases. A new study has warned of a second wave in countries like Japan, which appear to resemble the situation in Italy two weeks ago.


Cases are climbing elsewhere in Southeast Asia, with Singapore reporting its highest number of new confirmed cases yesterday, after countrywide closure of non-essential business and schools took effect. The daily newly confirmed case count in South Korea has dropped to 50 for a third consecutive day following expansion of contact-tracing criteria.


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With just 2% of the world’s commercial air traffic, the novel Coronavirus took time to gain a foothold in Africa, but all 55 countries are now reporting cases. As of this morning, there are 13,771 confirmed cases (40% weekly increase) and over 750 deaths across the continent. The Director of the Africa CDC warned that COVID-19 represents an “existential threat for our continent,” as more than 20 countries have now reported at least 100 cases and local transmission is expected to surge over the following week.


South Africa surpassed 2,000 confirmed cases, but has been praised for its proactive response, including early and strong border control and testing measures. The rate of new daily reported cases drastically reduced from 42% two weeks ago to an estimated 4% after the government imposed strict lockdown and border control measures. With expected community transmission, the lockdown has been extended to the end of April, and the government is actively preparing local health systems and rolling out mass testing and screening campaigns with winter approaching.


Northern Africa remains the most affected region, as three countries are approaching 2,000 cases, including Egypt(1,939), Algeria (1,825), and Morocco (1,617). The UN and regional authorities have expressed particular concern over sub-Saharan Africa, as limited diagnostic testing kits and public health surveillance capacity is likely masking and further exacerbating local outbreaks. The African Centre for Strategic Studies has warned that South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Nigeria are particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19.


Healthcare workers are also acutely at risk, with 267 confirmed cases. More than 10 countries have also suspended vaccination campaigns, including the DRC where 6,500 children have died of measles since an outbreak was first reported in October 2018.


France is taking an active role in supporting South Africa’s leadership in establishing a comprehensive regional action plan to assist African countries cope with the coronavirus pandemic. The UN Economic Commission for Africa has endorsed France’s proposal to impose a moratorium on African debt, calling for IMF Special drawing Rights of up to US$500 billion.


The UN and regional authorities have expressed particular concern over sub-Saharan Africa, as limited diagnostic testing kits and public health surveillance capacity is likely masking and further exacerbating local outbreaks. Based on a targeted survey of risk factors, the African Centre for Strategic Studies has warned that South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Nigeria are particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19.


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The G-20 agreed to freeze poor nations’ debt obligations on 15 April, shortly after nearly 20 European and African leaders made a joint appeal in the Financial Times for a massive international effort to boost Africa’s coronavirus response, saying that “only a global victory that fully includes Africa can bring this pandemic to an end.” France’s President Macron called this “a moral, human duty” and pushed further for debt rescheduling and, in some cases, debt cancellation, saying, “No region can win the battle against COVID-19 alone … if it is not beaten in Africa, it will return to haunt us all.”


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