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Agencies:

WHO has published a COVID-19 preparedness and Response progress report:
The Report highlights the progress made from 1 February to 30 June 2020 under the three objectives outlined in the strategic response.

Scaling up International co-ordination and support
Scaling up country preparedness and Response by pillar
Accelerating Research and Innovation.

"Immune systems are compromised by malnutrition, especially in the case of children, leaving them vulnerable to infectious diseases, including COVID-19," said Salah Alshaoof, a nutrition and health professional at the WHO supported therapeutic feeding centre in Yemen.

WHO and GOARN partners and networks include the Emerging Diseases Clinical Assessment and Response Network, Global Infection and Prevention Control Network, Emerging and Dangerous Pathogens Laboratory Network and COVID laboratory networks, contact tracing network and the new Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) common services collective. The partnership has been working continuously to provide operational and technical support to countries. Where
possible, this has involved direct deployment of international support as well as help through virtual platforms.

As of 3rd August 2020, 588 offers of support from over 50 Institutions and networks have been received from GOARN partners, of these 86 experts have been deployed have been conducted with 23 currently deployed in the field and/or providing virtual support and an additional 10 deployments in process.
Heavy restrictions and quarantine requirements related to International air transport travel have had a
major impact on the deployment of international support.