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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic: News updates, travel advice and technical guidance for countries
WHO announced COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.
About
Europe loses around € 10 billion a year to emergencies, and hundreds of people die or are severely ill. WHO/Europe’s work is defined by the health emergency management cycle – prevention, preparedness, response and recovery – grounded in the International Health Regulations.
About health emergencies in the European RegionHealth emergencies in focus
Measles emergency in the European Region
Syria: WHO’s response in and from Turkey
Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis
Ebola outbreaks and the risk to Europe
Resources and tools
WHO’s work: Prevent - Prepare - Respond - Recover
Key documents
- Action plan to improve public health preparedness and response in the WHO European Region 2018–2023
- Thirteenth general programme of work 2019−2023
- International Health Regulations (2005)
- Emergency Response Framework (ERF)
- COVID-19 operationalization of the global response strategy in the WHO European Region, September 2020