Weekly operational update on COVID-19 - 8 March 2022

Overview

In this edition of the COVID-19 Weekly Operational Update, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include:

• Scale-up of priority countries in the African Region with a target to reach 100 million by end of April 2022
• WHO/Europe rapidly escalates support to address urgent health needs of populations affected by the conflict in Ukraine and surrounding countries
• Ramping up COVID-19 vaccination among hard-to-reach communities in Kenya
• Vaccination drive in Mauritius reaches 76% of population
• Strengthening resilience in vulnerable communities impacted by COVID-19 in India
• Developing key support to address increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide during COVID-19 pandemic
• Establishing global biomanufacturing training hub in Republic of Korea
• Developing learning resources for leadership in health emergencies accessible via OpenWHO
• Progress on a subset of global indicators that demonstrate country and global progress to end the acute phase of the pandemic