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New official outbreak reports, travel health notices, and significant week-over-week changes in reported activity. Each alert shows its source and publication date.

Personal email & push alerts for your saved locations and trips arrive with account sign-in (next phase). Until then, saved trips show a badge when an official notice changes.

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What the alert types and levels mean

WHO Disease Outbreak News: The World Health Organization's official reports on confirmed or potential acute public-health events. WHO does not give them levels.
CDC Travel Health Notices: U.S. CDC advice for travelers. Level 1: practice usual precautions. Level 2: practice enhanced precautions. Level 3: reconsider nonessential travel. Level 4: avoid nonessential travel.
Activity changes: Written by OutbreakWatch from the latest current week of official data. They are not alerts issued by a health authority; each one names the data it is based on.
Excerpts: Card text is a shortened excerpt of the official notice. Tap the title to read the full notice on the authority's website.

Official reports & notices

WHO Disease Outbreak NewsCOVID

COVID-19 - Global Situation

Where: Global · Many countries

Excerpt from World Health Organization:Since mid-February 2025, according to data available from sentinel sites, global SARS-CoV-2 activity has been increasing, with the test positivity rate reaching 11%, levels that have not been observed since July 2024. This rise is primarily observed in countries in the Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia, and Western Pacific regions. Since early 2025, global SARS-CoV-2 variant trends have slightly shifted. Circulation of LP.8.1 has been declining, and reporting of NB.1.8.1, a Variant Under Monitoring (VUM), is increasing, reaching 10.7% of global sequences reported as of mid-May. Recent inc

Published May 28, 2025 · World Health Organization — Disease Outbreak NewsShare card

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