Regional news
January
Information note on new COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5
18 January 2023
July
COVID-19 cases rising in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
21 July 2022
March
Thanks to WHO, patients in fragile, conflict and vulnerable countries will breathe even beyond COVID-19
27 March 2022
February
COVID-19 triggers critical care and ICU capacity-building by WHO in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable countries
24 February 2022
December
Inequitable COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the Region is a missed opportunity to protect people from severe disease and death
20 December 2021
November
Building capacity of frontline health care workforce on latest COVID-19 clinical management practices priority for WHO
17 November 2021
October
Learning from Saudi Arabia’s COVID-19 response amid its health sector transformation
31 October 2021
Strengthening Somalia’s health system and services through the COVID-19 response
21 October 2021
Countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region use genome sequencing to monitor COVID-19 variants
21 October 2021
July
Delta variant sparks current COVID-19 surge in Region amid low vaccination coverage
29 July 2021
COVID-19 situation critical in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region
13 July 2021
WHO joins World Mask Week to keep the world safe from COVID-19
12 July 2021
June
Update on COVID-19 in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region
24 June 2021
March
COVID-19 vaccines rolled out in the Eastern Mediterranean Region amid continued upsurge in cases
21 March 2021
February
Glimmer of hope: COVID-19 vaccines roll out in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region
8 February 2021
Health care workers in the time of COVID-19, stories of heroes, part 2
3 February 2021
January
Five million COVID-19 cases reported in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region
7 January 2021
December
October
July
June
Over one million COVID-19 cases in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region
28 June 2020
Saudi Arabia limits number of pilgrims taking part in this year's hajj
28 June 2020
EU, WHO to strengthen Sudan’s COVID-19 response and health system
24 June 2020
UN and partners launch guidelines to address the needs of most vulnerable groups during COVID-19
15 June 2020
May
April
COVID-19 cases in Africa top 10 000
7 April 2020
