Coronavirus: Obasanjo, ex-African leaders call for emergency plan to combat pandemic

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12 former African leaders, including former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, have called for an emergency plan to combat the COVID-19 onslaught

The former leaders made the appeal in a four-paragraph statement, titled: APPEAL FOR PREPARATION FOR AFRICA TO CONFRONT THE ONSLAUGHT OF COVID-19.

They warned that “with porous borders all over Africa, national efforts will not be enough” to combat the pandemic. In the almost four months of the outbreak of COVID-19, we have seen the mitigation effect or otherwise by the preparatory and preventive actions made by different nations and international organisations to combat the killer virus. The results have been related to seriousness of preparation and preventive measures taken including the level of healthcare measures and delivery.

 

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