{"id":244650,"date":"2021-01-06T13:56:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T18:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=244650"},"modified":"2021-01-08T09:37:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T14:37:20","slug":"coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-situation-report-58","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-situation-report-58\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) WHO Situation Report 58"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-center gnd-corner-image-top gnd-corner-image-bottom\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i2.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/FB\/73C\/863\/030335\/csfinal\/COVID19Jan6_2021infographic1-9900000000079e3c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The oPt has witnessed a slight decrease in the numbers of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in the reporting period<\/li>\n<li>Public health restrictions have been extended in the West Bank and continue in the Gaza Strip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout two-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-adthuky-l-y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i3.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/FB\/73C\/863\/030335\/csfinal\/IMG_2355-7eb12dfa89c16d56.JPG\" alt=\"click to watch video\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>To support COVID-19 testing in the Gaza Strip, on January 5, WHO delivered extraction kits to conduct 60,000 tests. Testing is still one of the most effective ways to detect and control the spread of the virus within the community. This delivery has been made possible thanks to the Government of Kuwait.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>WHO preparedness, readiness and response<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>WHO is continuing to work with partners to support Ministry of Health\u2019s (MoH) efforts to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Coordination,\u202fplanning\u202fand monitoring\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Public health restrictions continue in the West Bank (until 17 January) and the Gaza Strip until further notice.\u00a0On 3 January, the Palestinian Authority announced the extension of the following public health measures to contain the COVID-19 spread in the West Bank:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Movement is prohibited between all governorates and inside governorates, weekend movement is prohibited (Fridays and Saturdays) with a night curfew on movement and transportation (from 19:00 \u2013 6:00) in all cities, towns, villages and camps<\/li>\n<li>Only pharmacies and bakeries are allowed to open. Restaurants, cafes, health clubs, barber and beauty salons, operate at a work pace of not more than 30 percent, with strict health procedures<\/li>\n<li>Weddings, gatherings funerals, festivals, gatherings or events continue to be banned<\/li>\n<li>Prayers\u00a0in mosques and churches\u00a0must follow special protocols<\/li>\n<li>Ministries and official institutions, as well as civil and private institutions, operate at emergency level, with no more than 30% of their human resource capacity<\/li>\n<li>School attendance will now be allowed for limited grades (blended online and in-class learning from grade 1 \u2013 6 and 12) for two weeks, other grades (6-11) to resume after this period. Nurseries and kindergartens remain open, universities and other institutes to close<\/li>\n<li>Hospitals in the private and public sector must allocate wards to receive COVID-19 patients. Municipal and emergency services remain open<\/li>\n<li>Police and security agencies will monitor gatherings and any crowded places\u00a0and penalties will be applied to those not following the rules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Surveillance<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout two-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i4.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/FB\/73C\/863\/030335\/csfinal\/serosurvey22-38cd2b6f7d37343b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" \/><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i5.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/FB\/73C\/863\/030335\/csfinal\/serosurvey1-9906db03cf028a3c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>In an effort to gather data on the prevalence of COVID-19 in Palestine and provide guidance on prevention and control measures, the Ministry of Health, in cooperation with WHO and the Palestinian National Institute of Public Health, is conducting a standardized serological prevalence survey of COVID-19, targeting over 3,000 households in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. This is part of an international study covering 55 countries.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A team of 54 lab technicians and social workers conducted the survey throughout the West Bank and Gaza (pictured in Gaza) at the end of December, taking blood samples to test for COVID-19 antibodies and conducting \u00a0interviews to gather information on demographics, hospitalization history, and symptoms of acute illness since the outbreak started. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The WHO risk assessment remains very high<\/li>\n<li>This week, the oPt witnessed a slight decrease in newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, with a 20% drop to 6,957 cases for the reporting period<\/li>\n<li>The overall Case Fatality Rate (CFR) remains at 1 %. The CFR is the proportion of deaths among identified confirmed cases<\/li>\n<li>On 31 December, 15 deaths were reported in the Gaza Strip, the highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic<\/li>\n<li>Gaza now accounts for 50% of all active cases in oPt, followed by the West Bank governorates of Nablus (12%), East Jerusalem and Ramallah (7%), Hebron and Tulkarm (4%), Jenin (3%) and Bethlehem (2%) as of 5 January.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Laboratory testing and diagnostics\u00a0\u00a0\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout two-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i6.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/FB\/73C\/863\/030335\/csfinal\/PCR-99028a03cf028a3c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>A Real-Time PCR machine was delivered to the Ministry of Health\u2019s Central Public Health Laboratory in Ramallah to support the expansion of COVID-19 testing in the West Bank. This donation is in addition to a delivery of a DNA extraction machine in late 2020, made possible thanks to the Norwegian Government.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The number of tests conducted in the oPt\u00a0has\u00a0decreased by\u00a05%\u00a0during\u00a0the reporting period (1 \u2013 6 January), with\u00a027,652\u00a0tests conducted compared\u00a0to\u00a0the previous\u00a0week<\/li>\n<li>In the Gaza Strip, an average of\u00a02,221\u00a0tests\u00a0per day have been conducted in the past week (24\u00a0December\u00a0\u2013 6 January) with a positivity rate of\u00a029%, indicating\u00a0every third person is testing positive and\u00a0testing\u00a0should be\u00a0scaled\u00a0up.\u00a0On 5 January, health authorities reported\u00a0enough COVID-19 tests for\u00a015 days until\u00a020\u00a0January<\/li>\n<li>WHO procured and delivered 30 extraction kits to conduct 60,000 tests on 5 January 2021 (pictured), and 100 RT-PCR kits to conduct 9,600 tests on 23 December, to support testing of contacts and COVID-19 suspected cases in the Gaza\u00a0Strip<\/li>\n<li>On 3 January, the Palestinian Medical Relief Society announced that COVID-19 PCR testing is now available at their laboratories for a small fee,\u00a0making them the first non-MoH\u00a0laboratory\u00a0in Gaza\u00a0to provide this service.\u00a0They\u00a0currently have\u00a0the capacity to conduct 100 tests per day, mainly for those who need negative PCR test before travel and those that prefer to do the test privately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), Isolation and Case Management, Operations Support and Logistics\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout two-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i7.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/FB\/73C\/863\/030335\/csfinal\/spanish2-ce1bdf16df43d57d.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" \/><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i8.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/FB\/73C\/863\/030335\/csfinal\/spanish-24fc4110e1cbaa63.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-center gnd-corner-image-bottom\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i9.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/FB\/73C\/863\/030335\/csfinal\/WhatsAppImage2021-01-06at17.41.34-7b518ee8fc3a27dc.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em><strong>HEALTH WORKER PROFILE: Roberto Carlos Estevez Montes\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cHere in Gaza, and especially in the European Gaza Hospital, the main COVID-19 facility, I am working with motivated nursing staff, who are doing their best to help COVID-19 patients. Everyday, we deal with patients who need long term care, with invasive and noninvasive ventilation. Some of them are in critical condition and seriously ill. This is hard not only on patients but also on their families and on us as well as medical staff. \u00a0It impacts the mental health of everyone involved in the current situation. As a WHO consultant and emergency nurse, I did not think twice when I was offered to come to Gaza to support the medical teams in managing COVID-19 patients who had to be admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). I heard great things about the place, the people, the culture but also about the big challenges and the vulnerability of the Gaza Strip. My main job is to do on the job training for the young staff nurses inside the ICU and focus on improving their skills in the non-invasive mechanical ventilation, oxygen therapy and managing drug treatment. I also share evidence-based best practices as I worked in Spain during the first two waves of this pandemic in both hospital and prehospital settings. From the suffering I have seen because of this pandemic, I am calling on everyone to be responsible. We all must adhere to the precautionary measures, maintain social distancing, wash our hands regularly, use masks that cover our nose and mouth, and monitor our health and watch out for symptoms.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>As of\u00a06\u00a0January,\u00a0the overall occupancy rate\u00a0of dedicated\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0hospital\u00a0beds in the\u00a0Gaza Strip is\u00a046%,\u00a0with\u00a0247\u00a0of 540\u00a0beds occupied.\u00a0\u00a0Currently,\u00a023 of the 90 Intensive Care Unit\u00a0(ICU)\u00a0beds\u00a0(26%)\u00a0are occupied, including\u00a0seven\u00a0patients on\u00a0invasive mechanical\u00a0ventilation, as of 6 January.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column narrow\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i10.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/FB\/73C\/863\/030335\/csfinal\/PNIPH21-61b18919b1a6e449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-center gnd-corner-image-bottom\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i1.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/FB\/73C\/863\/030335\/csfinal\/PNIPH1-1c36b45e54066fa9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column wide\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>\u201cI found the course to be useful, especially to treat patients requiring intensive care and ventilators. These skills will help saves the lives of our patients,\u201d a participant reflects on the value of participating in one of two sets of trainings hosted in late 2020. The first, Basic Assessment and Support in Intensive Care course, was held for more than 60 doctors and nurses working with COVID-19 patients who had some or minimal knowledge of intensive care unit practices and was supported by the\u00a0MoH, WHO, the Palestinian National Institute of Public Health (PNIPH)\u00a0 and with\u00a0Juzoor\u00a0for Health and Social Development and Augusta Victoria Hospital. The second course in Basic Life Support trained\u00a0365 doctors, nurses, and emergency medical technicians working in emergency units at governmental and private sector hospitals\u00a0 in\u00a0partnership with MoH. In 2021,\u00a0\u00a0PNIPH\u00a0aims to continue these and additional advanced\u00a0trainings.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>COVID-19 Vaccine\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Vaccines\u00a0are\u00a0a critical\u00a0tool\u00a0to collectively save lives and to\u00a0overcome\u00a0the\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0pandemic.\u00a0There\u00a0are almost 200 vaccine candidates in development, of which 56 are in\u00a0various stages of\u00a0clinical\u00a0testing.\u00a0On December 31 WHO\u00a0approved\u00a0the Pfizer\/BioNtech\u00a0vaccine for emergency use listing, the first to receive emergency validation from\u00a0WHO;\u00a0the vaccine is\u00a0now used in vaccination\u00a0campaigns in several countries, following the approval from stringent regulatory authorities. The Moderna vaccine is also used in some countries, following emergency authorization by regulatory agencies. There are further vaccines developed by several producers (Astrazeneca, Gamaleya, Sinovac, Sinopharm) with demonstrated efficacy in clinical trials, all of whom are in contact with WHO regarding regulatory review and are expected to be reviewed for Emergency Use Listing in early 2021<\/li>\n<li>The Palestinian Authority\u00a0MoH\u00a0will receive\u00a0support\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-adthuky-l-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gavi COVAX AMC Facility<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0an\u00a0allocation\u00a0of COVID-19 vaccines\u00a0to\u00a0cover 20% of\u00a0the\u00a0population in the oPt,\u00a0to target the priority groups\u00a0of\u00a0frontline health workers, the elderly population and those with underlying health conditions.\u00a0The\u00a0MoH\u00a0plans to procure vaccines for an additional 40% of its population through various mechanisms, providing coverage to all Palestinian adults, to ensure a total of 60% of the population will be covered, which includes those most at\u00a0risk. WHO emergency use listing for vaccine(s) under the Gavi COVAX AMC Facility is expected to progress over the coming weeks, with allocation of approved vaccine batches expected to be deployed in early to mid 2021<\/li>\n<li>WHO and UNICEF\u00a0are\u00a0working\u00a0with the\u00a0Ministry of Health to develop and finalize\u00a0the\u00a0national\u00a0vaccine deployment\u00a0plan,\u00a0and to\u00a0support\u00a0implementation and\u00a0monitoring<\/li>\n<li>Safe and effective vaccines will save lives: but for the\u00a0foreseeable\u00a0future\u00a0it remains\u00a0essential\u00a0to continue\u00a0wearing masks,\u00a0to\u00a0physically distance and\u00a0to\u00a0avoid crowds<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0challenges\u00a0can only be addressed collectively and in solidarity:\u00a0no country will be safe\u00a0until everyone is safe and\u00a0all countries are protected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout two-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-adthuky-l-t\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-center gnd-corner-image-top\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i2.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/FB\/73C\/863\/030335\/csfinal\/dashboardTh-e73075e51d9cb181.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-adthuky-l-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-emb-iscopy=\"true\">WHO COVID-19 Dashboard for oPt<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-center gnd-corner-image-top\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" 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