LONDON (REUTERS) - Britain said on Sunday (April 12) it was pledging 200 million pounds (S$351.8 million) to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and charities to help slow the spread of the coronavirus in vulnerable countries with the aim of preventing a second wave of infections.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - Britain said on Sunday it was pledging 200 million pounds to the World Health Organisation and charities to help slow the spread of the coronavirus in vulnerable countries with the aim of preventing a second wave of infections.
Britain has reported almost 10,000 deaths from the coronavirus so far, the fifth highest national number globally. The British government said 130 million pounds would go to United Nations' agencies, with 65 million for the WHO. Another 50 million pounds would go to the Red Cross to help war-torn and hard to reach areas, and 20 million pounds going to other organisations and charities.
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