Covid-19: UN releases $15m for vulnerable countries - Premium Times Nigeria

The WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, disclosed this on the agency’s twitter handle, @WHO.

“WHO thanks UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock for releasing 15 million US dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund to help fund global efforts to contain the COVID-19 virus. However, “swift and robust action must be taken to detect cases early”, he added, to “isolate and care for patients, and trace contacts. We must act now to stop this virus from putting more lives at risk”.

UNICEF will use its share of the funds to support the agency’s global efforts to inform children, pregnant women and families about how to protect themselves, agency chief Henrietta Fore said.Five new countries; Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Ireland, Monaco and Qatar have reported cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of affected countries to 58.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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