Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report - 55   [open pdf - 0B]

From the Highlights: "[1] Nine new countries/territories/areas [...] have reported cases of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] in the past 24 hours. [2] A WHO [World Health Organization] high-level technical mission concluded a visit to Iraq to support the Iraqi Ministry of Health in their COVID-19 prevention and containment measures. WHO is working around the clock to establish 3 negative-pressure [contagious respiratory disease isolation] rooms in Baghdad, Erbil and Basra to accommodate patients who might require more sophisticated medical treatment."