.UN Secretary-General Hails Africa’s Response To COVID19 | Sahara Reporters AntonioGuterres said most African countries have moved rapidly to deepen regional coordination, deploy health workers and enforce quarantines, lockdowns and border... READ MORE:
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has described Africa’s response to the Coronavirus outbreak as remarkable.
The statement said, “The African continent’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has provided valuable lessons for the rest of the world in meeting this challenge. Most African countries have moved rapidly to deepen regional coordination, deploy health workers and enforce quarantines, lockdowns and border closures. Governments and health authorities are also drawing on the experience of HIV/AIDS and Ebola to debunk rumours and overcome mistrust of officials, security forces and health workers.
“Many countries across the continent have enjoyed strong economic growth in recent years. Standards of living have risen; the digital revolution has taken hold; and the African Continental Free Trade Area is moving from vision to reality.“This is now at risk, as COVID-19 aggravates long-standing inequalities and deepens hunger, malnutrition and vulnerability to disease. Millions could be pushed into extreme poverty.
The UN Chief said since the start of the pandemic, he has called for a global response package amounting to at least 10 per cent of the world’s Gross Domestic Product. “For Africa, that means more than $200 billion as additional support from the international community. I also continue to advocate a comprehensive debt framework -- starting with an across-the-board debt standstill for countries unable to service their debt, followed by targeted debt relief and a comprehensive approach to structural issues in the international debt architecture to prevent defaults.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
UK To Invest £20m In Africa’s Anti-COVID-19 Fund | Sahara ReportersIt said that the fund would tackle the pandemic by recruiting African health experts and deploying them where they are needed most thereby strengthening global tracking of the pandemic.
Read more »
South Africa COVID-19 Cases Exceed 20,000, Deaths Near 400South Africa COVID-19 Cases Exceed 20,000, Deaths Near 400
Read more »
COVID-19: Accept your failure to coordinate response – PDP blasts BuhariThe Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday berated the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Presidency for seeking to transfer the brunt of its failures to articulate and coordinate an effective national response on COVID-19 pandemic on state governors. PDP described the passing down of blames on state governors as an unpardonable manifestation of leadership failure. Kola Ologbondiyan,
Read more »
COVID-19 cases in Africa hit almost 100,000, kills 3,078 peopleThe World Health Organization, WHO, regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says the number of coronavirus cases in Africa has risen to over 99, 400 in the past 24 hours. The UN health agency gave the update on its official Twitter account on Friday. According to the tweet, COVID-19 has killed 3,078 people on
Read more »
Twenty-seven More Workers In Oyo Company Test Positive For COVID-19 | Sahara ReportersTwenty-seven More Workers In Oyo Company Test Positive For COVID-19 | Sahara Reporters At least 63 members of staff had previously tested positive for the virus and are currently being isolated. seyiamakinde NCDCgov READ MORE:
Read more »