Weekly operational update on COVID-19 - 10 May 2021

Overview

In this edition of the COVID-19 Weekly Operational Update, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include:

• Equipment donated to support Belize’s COVID-19 vaccine deployment
• Strengthening International Health Regulations capacities at points of entry during COVID-19 in the Republic of Moldova
• Strengthening COVID-19 contact tracing efforts in the Philippines
• COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Bhutan: from planning to execution
• Rapid assessment of medical oxygen and biomedical equipment requirements in Guinea Bissau
• Launching of COVID-19 vaccination Intra-Action Reviews (IAR)
• Readiness for COVID-19 vaccination through simulation in Trinidad and Tobago
• Tips to celebrate Eid-El-Fitr safely, a position paper COVID-19 vaccination in humanitarian settings and multi-platform dissemination of WHO online courses in Portuguese
• Regular updates on WHO’s resource requirements and funds received to support countries in implementing the COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan 2021, WHO/PAHO procurement of critical supplies, and implementation of the Unity Studies