Pandemic Preparedness Update 3 May 2023
03 May, 2023
In this edition
Editorial - COVID-19 Vaccines - what now, what next?
Highlights
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Equatorial Guinea- Marburg virus outbreak; active surveillance ongoing only in Litoral province
- Tanzania- Marburg virus outbreak in Kagera - confirmed cases remain at eight with five deaths
- United States - COVID-19 travel restrictions to be lifted
- Chile - WHO update on human infections with bird flu April 2023
- South Korea - Crisis alert level raised for mpox; several new cases detected
- WHO upgrades XBB.1.16 "Arcturus" to COVID-19 variant of interest; no evidence of increased severity
- WHO's COVID-19 Emergency Committee 15th meeting to reassess PHEIC
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