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Latest updates on coronavirus disease outbreak World leaders unite to ensure that research benefits everyone Today, Heads of state and global health leaders made an unprecedented commitment to work together to accelerate the development and production of new vaccines, tests and treatments for COVID-19 and assure equitable access worldwide. Does sunlight prevent or cure COVID-19? No! Exposing yourself to the sun or to temperatures higher than 25 degrees Celsius does not prevent COVID-19. See our mythbusters page for other frequently asked questions and answers.   Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination and COVID-19 There is no evidence that the BCG vaccine protects people against infection with COVID-19 virus. In the absence of evidence, WHO does not recommend BCG vaccination for the prevention of COVID-19. Join our Viber chatbot for information on COVID-19 We continue to add more languages to our Viber chatbot to cover more countries. It's now available in 21 languages, including Bulgarian, German, Hungarian, Nepali, Slovak and others. Join our 2.5 million users today!    Current outbreak situation Take a look at our COVID-19 dashboard to see the latest number of confirmed cases and deaths across the world. Find out which regions and countries have been most affected since the beginning of the outbreak. All WHO information on COVID-19 outbreak Here you will find latest news, guidance as well as case numbers and deaths related to COVID-19 outbreak. This page is updated daily, so make sure to come back often and see the newest information from WHO. Other hot topics Watch the Health for All Film Festival online For its inaugural Health for All film festival, WHO received 1265 submissions from 119 countries. Entries focused on a wide range of topics, such as the challenges of providing health-care in remote areas and countries in conflict, the realities of living and battling cancer, and the courage and resilience of nurses and midwifes in the face of the most challenging of circumstances. Watch the shortlisted videos here: Video reports Video animations Nurses and Midwives