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Countries need real-time mortality data for an effective #COVID19 response.

WHO together with @VitalStrat & @AfricaCDC released a new technical package on rapid mortality surveillance bit.ly/2yzQfE8

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The document provided practical guidance on implementing rapid mortality surveillance and measuring excess mortality in the context of #COVID19 pandemic. Big focus on implementation in low-resource settings bit.ly/2yzQfE8

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https://twitter.com/who/status/1264999971847385089?s=21

Timely data is vital to understand the true scale of the #COVID19 pandemic.
Rapid mortality surveillance is an important tool to capture mortality from all causes in all settings. bit.ly/2yzQfE8

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https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1264999971847385089?s=20