This archive report was first published on 10 July 2020.
Published on June 30, 2020, a UN research report has identified Kisumu and the areas around Lake Victoria as hotspots for infectious diseases from animals.
The report, conducted by UNEP, Food and Agriculture Organisation, and GRID-Arendal, highlights the correlation between global hotspots and emerging zoonotic diseases.
Regions that have been hit by Covid-19 are listed as hotspots, including Kisumu, Ethiopia, South Africa, Nigeria, and its West Africa neighbours, and Alexandria in Egypt.
Other regions identified as hotspots include Madrid in Spain, the whole of Europe, including Stockholm in Sweden and Moscow in Russia, Israel, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai, Tehran, Jakarta, Dhaka, and the whole of South Asia.
Wuhan, the origin of the coronavirus, is also on the list, as well as Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and the whole of East Asia.
In Australia, the list includes Melbourne and Sydney, while in the US, the list includes the North Eastern coast, Texas, Midwest, California, Washington State, Seattle, and Alaska.
