Risk assessment of global COVID-19 pandemic in September 2023

  Objective   To assess the global epidemic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in September 2023 and the risk of importation.

  Methods   According to the daily COVID-19 data publicly released by World Health Organization, combined with the travel restrictions published by Sherpa, an epidemiological description method was used to provide a comprehensive and timely assessment of the global epidemic risk through a general overview, a comprehensive assessment of the epidemic trends in each continent and key countries, as well as a comprehensive analysis of the epidemic and travel requirements in 14 neighboring countries.

  Results   Compared with the previous month, the number of confirmed cases decreased by 54.41% and deaths increased by 8.94% globally in September 2023. Italy and Romania are the countries of global concern. Close attention should be paid to Singapore in Asia and Morocco in Africa. Special concern should be paid to Russia, India, and Mongolia among the 14 land-boarding countries.

  Conclusion   The global daily new confirmed cases showed a downward trend in September. It is necessary to continuously monitor countries with global concern and establish a communication mechanism with relevant agencies to exchange information and provide timely warnings.