Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report - 63   [open pdf - 0B]

From the Highlights: "[1] Three new countries/territories/areas from the African Region [1], Region of the Americas [1], and Eastern Mediterranean Region [1], have reported cases of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. [2] The number of COVID-19 cases surpassed 300,000 globally. [3] Data reported are based on information received from national authorities by 10:00 AM CET [Central European Time], 23 March 2020. [4] Diagnostic testing for COVID-19 is critical to tracking the virus, understanding epidemiology, informing case management, and to suppressing transmission. WHO [World Health Organization] has updated the Laboratory Testing Strategy document according to the 4Cs [no cases, first cases, first clusters, and community transmission and spread] transmission scenarios."