COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in 2020

Posted 12 days ago by Helene Marsters Less than a minute to read

Here are the key findings from our latest factsheet on Overseas Infectious Diseases of priority concern.

  • COVID-19 declared a PHEIC in 2020
  • Polio has remained a PHEIC since it was first declared in 2014
  • Ebola in Kivu lifted as a PHEIC in 2020

Visit our Overseas infectious diseases of priority concern page for more information.