The Director-General Dr. Tedros in his media briefing yesterday, urged a slow, steady, lifting of public health and social measures (so called lockdowns), which is key to stimulating economies, while also keeping a vigilant eye on the virus so that control measures can be quickly implemented if an upswing in cases is identified. 

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WHO has published new guidance on Surveillance strategies for COVID-19 human infection. The document provides an overview of surveillance strategies that Member States should consider as part of comprehensive national surveillance for COVID-19. It also emphasise the need to adapt and reinforce existing national systems where appropriate and to scale-up surveillance capacities as needed.

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A newly-releasedWHO scientific brief summarizes the current evidence on the impact of angiotensinconverting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and receptor blockers on severe acute respiratory illness due to COVID-19.

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New interim guidance has been released by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on how to adapt COVID-19 prevention and response measuresfor use in low capacity and humanitarian settings.

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