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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
External Situation Report #17
26 August 2020 Period of Report: 19 August 2020 to 25 August 2020 as of 26 August 2020, 10:00 (GMT+8)
Overall strategy The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) encourages countries to
improve detection of COVID-19 transmission, to respond to detection with quick and targeted measures, and
to focus efforts on preventing transmission among the vulnerable.
Key highlights ● New cases of COVID-19 were reported in 13 Western Pacific Region countries or areas within the past
seven days (Australia 1 280, Brunei Darussalam 2, China 259, French Polynesia 186, Guam 407,
Japan 6 272, Republic of Korea 2 207, Malaysia 66, New Zealand 45, Papua New Guinea 72,
Philippines 27 951, Singapore 497, Viet Nam 40).
● Six countries or areas in the Western Pacific Region have reported no new cases within the past seven
days (Cambodia, Fiji, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Northern Mariana Islands, Mongolia, and New
Caledonia).
Epi update COVID-19
Update
13 countries or areas reporting
cases in the past 7 days
6 countries or areas reporting ZERO
cases for more than 7 days
Cases
39 284 past 7 days
465 270 cumulative cases
Deaths
538 past 7 days
10 022 cumulative deaths
Deployments COVID-19 response
174
total deployments
110
deployments completed
21 actively supporting
country offices
22
actively supporting regional office
21
currently supporting remotely
Supplies and logistics Personal protective equipment for health workers shipped to 21 countries or areas over the past 6 months
4 690 050 surgical masks
821 995 particulate respirators
338 782 medical gowns
273 797 goggles
538 145 face shields
26 212 bottles (100mL) alcohol-based
hand rub
880 500 pairs of gloves
269 472 laboratory tests
shipped
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
External Situation Report #17
26 August 2020 Period of Report: 19 August 2020 to 25 August 2020 as of 26 August 2020, 10:00 (GMT+8)
Weekly situation updates
● In the Western Pacific Region, 19 countries or areas have reported COVID-19 cases since December 2019.
Between 19 August and 25 August 2020, a total of 39 284 cases with 538 deaths have been reported, for
a cumulative 465 270 cases with 10 022 deaths (proportion of fatal cases (PFC) 2.2%) as of 26 August
2020, 10:00 (GMT+8). Available data indicate most countries or areas in the Western Pacific Region have
identified imported cases1 or localized community transmission. Figure 1 shows the geographical
distribution of cases reported in the last seven days.
● Globally, 23 518 343 COVID-19 cases with 810 492 deaths have been reported in 215 countries or areas
(3.4% PFC) as of 25 August 2020, 14:16 (GMT+8). New cases are continuing to rise in countries or areas
of the WHO European Region, WHO South-East Asian Region and the Americas Region (outside the United
States), while the trend continues to decrease in the WHO African Region and Eastern Mediterranean
Region.
Figure 1. Countries or areas with reported confirmed cases of COVID-19, covering the period from 19 August to 25 August 2020, as of 26 August 2020 10:00 (GMT+8)
1 0-No cases—no cases detected and no clear signals of transmission for at least 28 days (or two incubation periods); 1-Imported
cases—cases reported in the past 28 days are imported or linked to importation within 3 generations, and there are no clear signals of local transmission; 2-Localized community transmission—cases reported in the past 28 days are locally acquired and localized, and there are no clear signals of large-scale community transmission; 3-Large-scale community transmission—most cases reported in the past 28 days have no known link, and there are clear signals of widespread and increasing transmission.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
External Situation Report #17
26 August 2020 Period of Report: 19 August 2020 to 25 August 2020 as of 26 August 2020, 10:00 (GMT+8)
Figure 2. Current selected non-pharmaceutical interventions in countries or areas due to COVID-19, covering the period from 19 August to 25 August 2020, as of 26 August 2020 10:00 (GMT+8)
Figure 3. Epidemic curve of confirmed COVID-19 cases in countries or areas with >5 000 cases, covering the period from 19 August to 25 August 2020, as of 26 August 2020 10:00 (GMT+8)
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Figure 4. Epidemic curve of confirmed COVID-19 cases in countries or areas with <5 000 cases, covering the period from 19 August to 25 August 2020, as of 26 August 2020 10:00 (GMT+8)
Table 1. Countries or areas with reported laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths, covering the
period from 19 August to 25 August 2020, as of 26 August 2020 10:00 (GMT+8) (n = 465 270)
Country or area New cases
(cumulative) New deaths (cumulative)
Change in 7-day average
Days since last reported case
China 259 (90 239) 7 (4 719) -39.6 0
Australia 1 280 (25 053) 87 (525) -111.4 0
Brunei Darussalam 2 (144) 0 (3) 0.3 0
Cambodia 0 (273) 0 (0) -0.7 11
Fiji 0 (28) 1 (2) -0.1 11
French Polynesia 186 (397) 0 (0) 12.4 0
Guam 407 (976) 2 (7) 37.7 0
Japan 6 272 (63 822) 81 (1 209) -152.6 0
Korea, Republic of 2 207 (18 265) 6 (312) 123.3 0
Lao PDR 0 (22) 0 (0) 0.3 9
Malaysia 66 (9 285) 0 (125) -7.1 0
Mongolia 0 (298) 0 (0) -0.7 10
New Caledonia 0 (23) 0 (0) 0.0 17
New Zealand 45 (1 344) 0 (22) -4.3 0
Northern Mariana Islands 0 (54) 0 (2) -0.7 7
Papua New Guinea 72 (419) 1 (4) -8.7 0
Philippines 27 951 (197 164) 351 (3 038) -246.3 0
Singapore 497 (56 435) 0 (27) -12.6 0
Viet Nam 40 (1 029) 2 (27) -11.9 0
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● Reports of clusters in some countries and areas in the Western Pacific Region highlight the role younger
populations may play in chains of sustained community transmission.
● A higher proportion of cases among people aged less than 45 years were reported in the new phase of
the pandemic in Australia (64%), the Philippines (67%) and Singapore (89%).
Figure 5. Proportion of confirmed COVID-19 cases <45 years of age in selected countries or areas, covering
the period from 19 August to 25 August 2020, as of 26 August 2020 10:00 (GMT+8)
New guidance ● Exploration of COVID-19 health care worker cases: Implications for action addresses the issue of health
care workers facing a high risk of infection with SARS-COV-2 from exposure in health care facilities while
not treating COVID-19 patients, in the household and in the community. The guidance provides national
and subnational public health authorities and health care facility managers with a system to detect health
care worker cases, investigate avenues of infections and guide appropriate responses at the facility and
public health levels based on the findings of the investigation.
● New advice has been published on the use of masks for children in partnership with the United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
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External Situation Report #17
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New communications materials
Keep a
distance of at least 1
metre from each other
to limit the spread of
#coronavirus.
#WearAMask to
help #BreakTheChain of
#COVID19
transmission.
Key information and announcements
Finance and administration
● A total of 174 deployments have been made since the onset of the pandemic, including one new
deployment made last week. Among experts who provide remote support, one was made to actively
provide support to WHO Country Offices and three experts were made to support the regional office.
Twenty-one experts continue to provide remote support.
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Health service delivery
● WPRO continues to work in partnership with the WHO Collaborating Center University of Technology
Sydney to adapt a package entitled “Basic Psychosocial Skills: A Guide for First Responders for Pacific
Island Countries” and to develop an online training package to support implementation of this guidance.
● The 18th regional IPC network webinar entitled “Monitoring, evaluating and feedback of IPC programs”,
with guest speaker Toufiq Ali from Fiji, was held on 19 August 2020.
Information and planning
● The Western Pacific Regional COVID-19 Dashboard has been updated with information on non-
pharmaceutical interventions, epidemiology and health care capacity utilization from Member States’
ministries of health and from joint situational report data of WHO country offices.
● WHO invites Member States to continue to participate in the dashboard by sharing their assessments and
relevant information.
● WPRO continues to provide guidance and support on COVID-19 response among Member States in
essential topics such as transmission assessment, early detection, epidemic analysis for response
decision-making, surveillance of vulnerable populations and the establishment of a multisource
surveillance system.
Operations support and logistics
● WPRO together with the Global COVID-19 Supply Chain has supported 21 Member States including 12
Pacific Island Countries and areas in delivering bulk supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE),
laboratory consumables and biomedical equipment with a total value of US$ 13.8 million. Biomedical
equipment including oxygen concentrators and intensive care unit (ICU) patient ventilators continue to
be delivered to Member States in the Region.
● The Jack Ma Foundation distributed nearly 10 million masks to Member States in the Pacific and Papua
New Guinea. Some stock will be held in strategic staging areas like Fiji and Brisbane, Australia.
● Cepheid GeneXpert kits continue to be delivered to the Pacific Island countries and areas. Last week, an
additional 3 600 cartridges were received in addition to the expected 2 000. An emergency stock will be
held in the South Pacific staging warehouse for emergency response where needed.
● WPRO continues to work on strengthening testing capacity in the Pacific region. An alternate point-of-
care system by Credo Diagnostic is being considered and undergoing an independent evaluation by the
Dohety Institute in Melbourne, Australia, a WHO Collaborating Center.
Partner coordination
● 247 participants representing the WHO Western Pacific Region’s 195 WHO Collaborating Centers (WHO
CCs) met on 25 August to discuss the work of WHO CCs during COVID-19 and how to better work together.
Representatives from the Australian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean national CC networks delivered
presentations.
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External Situation Report #17
26 August 2020 Period of Report: 19 August 2020 to 25 August 2020 as of 26 August 2020, 10:00 (GMT+8)
Strategic communication
● WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Takeshi Kasai participated in a virtual press conference
on 18 August 2020 to update the public on recent COVID-19 developments. The event was broadcasted
on WHO WPRO digital channels and the opening remarks have been published here.
● Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney led the first in a series of communications for
health (C4H) bootcamp on measurement, evaluation and learning (MEL) to strengthen communications
capacity among staff from WHO and Ministries of Health.
