Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia provides $10m to combat Covid-19

Riyadh - The WHO director-general tweeted to thank the Saudi leadership for this gesture.

Saudi Arabia has provided $10 million to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the implementation of urgent measures to minimise the spread of the new coronavirus, Covid-19.

This support came in response to the urgent appeal by WHO to all countries aimed at intensifying efforts to take global measures to combat the spread of the disease, the Saudi news agency SPA has reported.

"Very grateful to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the people of Saudi Arabia for pledging $10 million to WHO for the implementation of urgent measures to minimize the spread of Covid-19 and to support countries with vulnerable health infrastructures," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the WHO, tweeted.

Very grateful to @KingSalman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman & the people of ???? for pledging USD 10M to @WHO for the implementation of urgent measures to minimize the spread of #COVID19 & to support countries with vulnerable health infrastructures.https://t.co/qrOhgy5Ghh
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 9, 2020

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