Who Covid-19 Mass Gathering Risk Assessment Training

WHO COVID-19 MASS GATHERING
RISK ASSESSMENT TRAINING
Module 1: Introduction to
WHO / A. Tardy Mass Gathering Risk Assessment
WHO MG risk guidance and tools
Website: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-
guidance/points-of-entry-and-mass-gatherings
• FAQs on Mass Gatherings and COVID-19

• Key planning recommendations for Mass Gatherings during COVID-19
• Online course for Public Health preparedness for Mass Gatherings
• Generic Risk Assessment and Mitigation Checklist tool and decision tree
• Considerations for sports federations/sports event organizers when planning mass gatherings
• Sports addendum risk assessment and mitigation checklist tool and decision tree
• Practical considerations for religious and faith-based leaders on mass gatherings
• Religious addendum risk assessment and mitigation checklist tool and decision tree
• Lancet article: Mass gathering events and reducing further global spread of COVID-19: a political
and public health dilemma
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Learning objectives
1. Explain what a mass gathering is

2. Describe the role of risk assessments and their role in
public health planning
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Mass gatherings
“events attended by a sufficient number

of people for a defined period of time,
which have the potential to strain the
planning and response resources of the
host nation or defined community”
WHO / S. Volkov
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Mass
gatherings
Spontaneous Planned
(e.g. Pope's Funeral)
Recurrent events Recurrent event

different locations same location
(e.g. Olympics, World Cup) (e.g. Hajj, Wimbledon)
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Useful links
• Guidances and other tools for mass gatherings in the context of COVID-19
(https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-
guidance/points-of-entry-and-mass-gatherings)
• Training course on mass gatherings developed by WHO and Public Health

England, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mass Gatherings and Global Health
Security
(https://extranet.who.int/hslp/training/enrol/index.php?id=135)
• Public Health for Mass Gatherings: Key Considerations

(https://www.who.int/ihr/publications/WHO_HSE_GCR_2015.5/en/)
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Mass gatherings definition in context of
COVID-19
“in the context of COVID-19,

mass gatherings are events that could
amplify the transmission of the virus
and potentially disrupt the host
country’s response capacity”
WHO / A. Tardy
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Threshold of size
• No universal threshold (in terms of number of attendees)

for mass gatherings.
• What a mass gathering is depends on:
– the associated risks (e.g. amplification of transmission of
COVID-19)
– the context in which the event takes place (e.g. the host
country’s capacity to respond to virus spread, and the public
health and social measures implemented by the host country).
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Four scenarios
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Risk assessments
“the process of determining those risks to

be prioritized for risk management by the
combination of risk identification, risk
analysis, and evaluation of the level of
risk against predetermined standards,
targets, risks or other criteria”
WHO / A. Tardy
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Useful links
• Guidances and key documents on risk assessments

(https://www.who.int/ihr/alert_and_response/risk_assessment/en/)
• Training course on mass gatherings developed by WHO and Public

Health England, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mass Gatherings
and Global Health Security
(https://extranet.who.int/hslp/training/enrol/index.php?id=135)
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Disclaimer
Risk assessments should be conducted for all mass gatherings, based on the
country strategy for controlling COVID-19 and should be updated periodically in
light of new information, as it becomes available.
Countries with community transmission of COVID-19 should seriously consider

postponing or reducing mass gatherings. Countries should also support the
recommended best practices of physical distancing.
While WHO may provide advice and technical guidance to host countries on
public health risks, the WHO has no decision power to uphold, postpone, or
cancel mass gatherings hosted by Member States.
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Thank you
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WHO COVID-19 MASS GATHERING

RISK ASSESSMENT TRAINING

• FAQs on Mass Gatherings and COVID-19

1. Explain what a mass gathering is

“events attended by a sufficient number

Recurrent events Recurrent event

• Training course on mass gatherings developed by WHO and Public Health

• Public Health for Mass Gatherings: Key Considerations

“in the context of COVID-19,

• No universal threshold (in terms of number of attendees)

“the process of determining those risks to

• Guidances and key documents on risk assessments

• Training course on mass gatherings developed by WHO and Public

Countries with community transmission of COVID-19 should seriously consider

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