Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Since 2 January 2020, the three levels of WHO (China country office, Regional Office for the Western Pacific and headquarters) have been working together to respond to this outbreak of COVID-19. On 30 January, WHO declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). On 11 March, WHO Director General characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic.

Key wordscoronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) / disaster / mental health / pandemic

CountriesAsia and the Pacific / Western Pacific

CategoryPublication