Weekly operational update on COVID-19 - 22 June 2021

Overview

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

• Shipment of medical kits to support essential health services in Afghanistan
• Risk Communication and Community Engagement training for frontline responders in Kyrgyzstan
• Support as COVID-19 cases surge in Africa, nearing first wave peak
• Release of Basic Psychosocial Skills online course for Pacific COVID-19 responders
• Infodemic management training in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to support COVID-19 vaccine rollout
• Launch of an updated COVID-19 National Rapid Response Teams Online Learning Programme and mixed modality trainings in Guinea-Bissau
• Progress on a subset of indicators from the SPRP 2021 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
• Updates on WHO’s financing to support countries in SPRP 2021 implementation and provision of critical supplies.