Epidemiological Alert: Recurring waves and outbreaks of COVID-19 - 9 October 2021

In April 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) alerted on the occurrence of recurrent waves and outbreak, of greater or lesser magnitude , during the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic. This situation is observing in some areas within and outside the Region of the Americas. Through this Epidemiological Alert, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) urges Member States to prepare and implement action plans to face a rapid resurgence in cases while maintaining efforts to detect, diagnose, and manage cases at all levels of care.