COVID-19PREPAREDNESS ANDRESPONSE MONTHLY REPORT

MAY 2020

YEMEN

SITUATION OVERVIEWThe number of reported COVID-19 cases continued to increase in Yemen throughout May. Between 10 April, when the first COVID-19 case was reported, and 31 May, the authorities announced 327 cases, including 81 deaths and 16 recoveries. Aid agencies have scaled up the COVID-19 response; prioritizing suppression of virus transmission through community engagement; procuring and distributing medical supplies and equipment; saving lives by supporting COVID-19 clinical readiness; and safeguarding the public health care system. At a pledging conference in Riyadh on 2 June, aid agencies asked donors for $2.41 billion to cover essential humanitarian activities until the end of 2020, including $180 million for COVID-19; only $1.35 billion was pledged. Until donors fulfil their pledges, and without additional funding, critical programmes, including public health care face reduction or closure.

HUMANITARIANCOUNTRY TEAM

Number of COVID-19 Cases, Deaths, and Recoveries in Yemen

16ReportedRecoveries

24%Female

76%Male

81ReportedDeaths

327Total Reported COVID-19 Cases

COVID-19 Cases by Sex and Age

Reported Cases by Age

Number of COVID-19 Cases (Cumulative)

COVID-19 Cases by Governorate

COVID-19 Funding Status

Female Male

Reported Deaths by AgeFemale Male

60+

45 - 59

30 - 44

15 - 29

7%

7%

6%

5%

16%

29%

22%

8%

60+

45 - 59

30 - 44

15 - 29

5 - 14

18%

7%

5%

1%

0%

18%

32%

15%

2%

1%

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

Confirmed cases Deaths Recovered

1 610 22 36 58 87

126171

209237

282327

3 5 8 10 13 19 29 34 45 5881

167

10

APRIL 2020 MAY 2020

29 2 5 5 11 14 16 19 22 25 28 31

$179.1MFUNDING REQUIRED

$101.6MREQUIRED FOR HEALTH

22.4%$40.2MRECEIVED

* Age disaggregation for cases and deaths is based on available data to WHO.

* Lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 are limited due to testing capacity and thus absolute numbers are more likely a reflection of surveillance artifact and should not be interpreted as severity of transmission in any particular governorate

4 confirmed1 death2 recovered

Al Bayda

Al Dhale’e

Abyan

Marib

Aden

Sa’ada

Sana’a

Dhamar

Hadramaut

Al Hudaydah

Taizz

Lahj

Al Mahwit

AmranHajjah

Ibb

AmanatAl Asimah

Al Jawf Al Maharah

Socotra

Shabwah

Raymah

101 confirmed5 deaths

40 confirmed10 deaths2 recovered

35 confirmed13 deaths

22 confirmed6 deaths

7 confirmed2 deaths

10 confirmed2 deaths

13 confirmed4 deaths

93 confirmed38 deaths11 recovered 2 confirmed

1 recovered

02 COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE MONTHLY REPORT

SUPPRESSIONTo suppress transmission of the virus, aid agencies stepped up awareness raising by activating more than 19,670 community-based volunteers and influencers. This is an increase from 9,000 volunteers in March to 14,000 in April. An additional 6,000 mother-to-mother community volunteers were also activated. These volunteers have been deployed to explain to communities how the virus is transmitted, how people can protect themselves and the steps to take if someone falls ill. Together with mass media messaging, these activities reached an estimated 16 million people. Another 2.3 million people have been reached through 410,015 house-to-house visits and Mother-to-Mother sessions.

Mass Media reach by Hub

Total Mass Media reach

volunteers trained to raise awareness of COVID-19

people reached through mass media

engaged through house-to-house visits

Ramadan drama series reachedan estimated

5 millionpeople via TV

people engaged through Mosque events

people reached public announcements from 451 vehicles

people reached through SMS & voice messages hotline calls received

by MoPHP

calls to hotlines and radio phone-ins

of 950 mosques practice physical distancing16M

Reasons for not PracticingPhysical Distancing

MAYAPRILMARCH

9K14K

19K

Al Bayda

Al Dhale’e Abyan

Marib

Aden

Sa’ada

Sana’a

Dhamar

Hadramaut

Al Hudaydah

Taizz

Lahj

Al Mahwit

AmranHajjah

Ibb

AmanatAl Asimah

Al Jawf Al Maharah

Socotra

ShabwahRaymah

0.7M

3M

3M

3.4M

6M

Community-based volunteers and influencers Number of people reached

19,67816 million 2.59 million

8 millionviews on social media platforms

10 million

viewed awareness video

4 million

40%

Over 5,600 Safe water: 2.8 million

Hygiene Items: 128 k

COVID-19 Household kits: 5.5 k

Number peoplereached in May:

3.6 million

13.5 million Over 19,985

COVID-19 is not serious/measures not needed

Cannot be bothered

Faith in God’s

protection

Prohibition of physical distancing/wearing

masques in religious references

refuse instructions from others

53%

3%7%

15%

22%

03 COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE MONTHLY REPORT

SUPPLIESThe United Nations has procured more than 10,000 metric tons of medical equipment, testing kits and medicine from a highly competitive global market; 4,800 metric tons (181 truckloads) have already arrived in country and another 6,151 metric tons (163 truckloads) are in the pipeline by end of May. Still more is urgently needed, especially oxygen and personal protective equipment.

In Pipeline > 600CU beds

> 600Ventilators

Djibouti

SAUDi ARABIA

Aden

Sana’a

Inbounnds from suppliers

WHO/WFP dispatch flows

> 20,000Testing kits

> 100,000Face shield

> 850,000Face masks

> 850,000Respirator masks

> 7 millionGloves

> 30,000 ItSanitizers

Procured Transport

of medical equipment and medicine

Over 10,000 MT

4,800arrived

6,151in pipeline

Air1,046 MT arrived

411 MT in pipeline

Sea4,515 MT arrived

4,431 MT in pipeline

Land42 MT in pipeline

In Transit Sea Shipments Details

Items Volume Status

Rotterdam Examination Gloves 13 MT

Dubai Gloves, Soap, Antibiotics

Infusion, Ani-Inflammatory Drugs

Generators, infusion and antibiotics

1,736 MT

1,416 MT

356 MT

Dadri, india ICU Beds 327 MT

Salalah Antibiotics, Gloves, Sodium

Infusion, Ani-Inflammatory Drugs

Kits for Rapid Response Team

397 MT

894 MT

75 MT

Arrived In Transit In Progress

In Transit Air Shipments DetailsArrived In Transit In Progress

Point of Loading Point of Arrival Items Volume Status

Djibouti Sana’a Medicine 99 MT

Guanghzou Sana’a 312 MTPPE, Lab,

MedicalEquipement

04 COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE MONTHLY REPORT

SAVING LIVESThe UN and partners are also rushing to expand hospital capacity in key population centres. Aid agencies scaled up the number of intensive care units (ICUs) in COVID-19 designated hospitals from 38 beginning of May, and are equipping an additional 21 ICUs, bringing the total to 59. In addition, partners are deploying two high capacity mobile field hospitals with nearly 100 beds and providing salaries to 9,000 frontline health care workers.

25 Operational

26 In the process*

8 Not operational

59Isolation Units

in 22Governorates

*WHO has finalized rehabilitation works or these are in process,delivered material and equipment and conducted staff training.The main criteria for operationalization depends on staff incentives.

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ABYAN

AL BAYDA

AL JAWF

AL HUDAYDAH

AL DHALE'E

AL MAHWIT

AL MAHARAH

TAIZZ

HAJJAH

DHAMARRAYMAH

SHABWAH

SA'ADA

SANA'A

AMRAN

LAHJ

MARIB

HADRAMAUT

SANA'A

AMANATAL ASIMAH

SOCOTRA

LAHJ

ADEN

IBB

ABYAN

AL BAYDA

AL JAWF

AL HUDAYDAH

AL DHALE'E

AL MAHWIT

AL MAHARAH

TAIZZ

HAJJAH

DHAMARRAYMAH

SHABWAH

SA'ADA

SANA'A

AMRAN

LAHJ

MARIB

HADRAMAUT

SANA'A

AMANATAL ASIMAH

SOCOTRA

LAHJ

ADEN

Governorate Boundary

Isolation Unit (Not operational)

Isolation Unit (Operational)

Isolation Unit (In the process)

Activities and Items Provided

32 are in the north27 in the south21 of these are new ICUs

in 63 districts in 52 districts

health rapid response teams (1,665 staff)

refilled each month items delivered 5 in the south in Al Mukalla, Seyoun, Aden, Hadramaut, and Taizz1 in the north in Sana’a

of entry points(22 of 26) havescreening capacity

2mobile field hospitalsto be deployed with 100 beds

UN to provide salaries to

9,000frontline health-care workers

26Emergency Operations Centresrepurposed for COVID-19

59 IsolationUnits (IU)

11,717oxygen cylinders

675ICU Beds

259Ventilators

333

227.5kPPE

6 laboratorieswith COVID-19 testing capacity 85%

05 COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE MONTHLY REPORT

SAFEGUARDING THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMSafeguarding the public health system at more than 4,300 non-COVID health care facilities to ensure available facilities are not overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases remains a priority for humanitarian partners. These facilities continue to provide non-COVID health care services to prevent deaths from other deadly diseases and causes, including cholera, diphtheria, dengue and malaria, and to provide nutrition treatment to pregnant women and malnourished children. In May, 2,779 health facilities continued to provide health services for malaria, and 1,257 health facilities provided cholera response services.

5,049health facilities

2,528fully functioning health

facilities

1,865partially functioning health

facilities

2,779health facilities providing

health services for malaria

1,257health facilities providing cholera response services

50%HFs fully functional*

35%HFs partially functional

15%HFs non-functional

4,966Health Facilities (HFs)

in 22Governorates

*Fully functioning HFs may have some lack of services

Functionning HFs per Governorateand per 100,000 people

> 3020 - 3015 - 205 - 152 - 5

Al Bayda

Al Dhale’e

Abyan

Marib

Aden

Sa’ada

Sana’a

Dhamar

Hadramaut

Al Hudaydah

Taizz

Lahj

Al Mahwit

Amran

Hajjah

Ibb

Al JawfAl Maharah

Socotra

Shabwah

Raymah

Al Bayda

Al Dhale’e

Abyan

Marib

Aden

Sa’ada

Sana’a

Dhamar

Hadramaut

Al Hudaydah

Taizz

Lahj

Al Mahwit

Amran

Hajjah

Ibb

Al JawfAl Maharah

Socotra

Shabwah

Raymah

AmanatAl Asimah

Support Provided for

5,049 health facilities (suggest deleting this)

2,528 fully functioning health facilities

1,865 partially functioning health facilities

2,779 health facilities providing health services for malaria

1,257 health facilities providing cholera response services

Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, Health Cluster partners and the private sector will safeguard the public health system by:

• Triaging acute and chronically ill people and treating them outside the 4,300 non-COVID health facilities.• Maintaining provision of the Minimum Service Package in non-COVID health facilities.• Providing essential medicines and vaccines to the people who need them the most, including cancer patients and children.• Maintaining routine immunization activities and containing and responding to deadly disease outbreaks including cholera, diphtheria, dengue and malaria.• Provide nutrition treatment to pregnant women and malnourished children.