The humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains the worst in the world; further deteriorating in 2020, driven by an escalating conflict, collapsing economy, a depreciating currency; exacerbated by torrential rains and flooding, COVID-19 and a fuel crisis. An estimated 24.1 million people – over 80 per cent of the population – are in need of some form of assistance, including 14.4 million who are in acute need.

As of October 31, 2020, the country has 346 cases of COVID- 19 with 313 treated and recovered, and with 33 patients in the National Center for Communicable Diseases. There are 3,212 people in mandatory quarantine, total number of tests that have been carried out since the outbreak of COVID-19 are 89,325.