SITUATION IN NUMBERS
total and new cases in last 24
hours
Globally
113 702 confirmed (4125 new)
4012 deaths (203 new)
China
80 924 confirmed (20 new)
3140 deaths (17 new)
Outside of China
32 778 confirmed (4105 new)
872 deaths (186 new)
109 countries/territories/
areas (5 new)
WHO RISK ASSESSMENT
China Very High
Regional Level Very High
Global Level Very High
HIGHLIGHTS
• 5 new countries/territories/areas (Brunei Darussalam, Mongolia, Cyprus,
Guernsey and Panama) have reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
• As of 9 March 2020, a total of 45 States Parties informed WHO of additional
health measures they implemented in relation to COVID-19 and provided the
public health rationale for these measures. WHO reiterates that measures that
restrict the movement of people during this outbreak should be proportionate
to the public health risk, short in duration and reviewed regularly as more
information about the virus, the disease epidemiology and clinical
characteristics becomes available. For more information, please see ‘subject
in focus’.
• WHO Director- General in his regular media briefing on 9 March stated that
the threat of a pandemic has become very real; however, this would be the
first pandemic in history that could be controlled.
Reference
ALBERT WILLIAMS Reporting 
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