Situation in Numbers (By WHO Region) :) Total (New Cases in Last 24 Hours)
Situation in Numbers (By WHO Region) :) Total (New Cases in Last 24 Hours)
Situation in Numbers (By WHO Region) :) Total (New Cases in Last 24 Hours)
Americas 3 155 370 cases (70 853) 176 167 deaths (3 891)
Eastern Mediterranean 605 026 cases (17 996) 14 024 deaths (304)
Europe 2 249 999 cases (19 293) 183 128 deaths (963)
South-East Asia 336 577 cases (13 714) 9 316 deaths (374)
version reflects the evolution of the pandemic and the most recent WHO
recommendations on
COVID-19.
The guidance provides advice to host governments, health authorities and event
organizers on
space and time. They are not merely recreational events; rather, they may also
have major political,
cultural, social and economic implications. WHO recommends that any decision
to restrict, modify,
1. Normative and epidemiological context in which the event takes place: the
application of
restrictive public health and social measures to control the spread of COVID-19,
may not
allow mass gatherings to take place. However, in countries where measures are
eased in
evolution of risk and of the action required to mitigate it, and therefore calls for
a review of the
risk assessment at regular intervals.
2. Risk factors associated with the event: this evaluation examines factors which
determine the
risk profile for an event, including the characteristics of the venue, the number
and key
features of the participants (and their expected interactions), the duration of the
event, and
the capacity of the health system to detect and manage COVID-19 cases, among
others.
3. Prevention and control measures: this area focuses on the capacity that host
governments,
health authorities and event organizers have to apply actions that mitigate the
risk identified
in step 2, above. Measures may modify the characteristics of the event (venue,
attendees,
WHO has developed tools that facilitate the evaluation of the risks associated
with a mass gathering
and guide the selection of tailored prevention and control measures. A set of
three tools is currently
available: a generic tool, one tailored to sports events, and one tailored to
religious events. At the
same time, many organisers have adapted and tailored WHO tools to specific
purposes, especially
for sport-related events, such as football, rugby and rowing competitions – with
the aim of guiding
Response Plan (SPRP) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework. This will help
monitor how health
systems prepare and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as how they
tackle risks