altHIGHLIGHTS

SITUATION IN NUMBERS

total and new cases in last 24 hours

Globally

90 870 confirmed (1922 new)

China

80 304 confirmed (130 new)

2946 deaths (31 new)

Outside of China

10 566 confirmed (1792 new)

72 countries (8 new)

166 deaths (38 new)

WHO RISK ASSESSMENT

China

Very High

Regional Level

Very High

Global Level

Very High

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

WHO’s strategic objectives for this response are to:

*This can be achieved through a combination of public health measures, such as rapid identification, diagnosis and management of the cases, identification and follow up of the contacts, infection prevention and control in health care settings, implementation of health measures for travelers, awareness-raising in the population and risk communication.