Nigeria, Africa’s most
populated country, currently has 190 cases of COVID-19 but has managed to keep
the death toll to just two. While 24 people have fully recovered and have been discharge.
The United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has praised the Nigerian government for
handling the Coronavirus pandemic well.
UN Secretary General while
speaking at a virtual news briefing in New York, referred to Nigeria as a
‘developing country’ that has “shown a remarkable capacity to respond to the
coronavirus.”
“I have to say this; some
of these developing countries have shown a remarkable capacity to respond.
“I was quite impressed to
see, for instance, Nigeria putting in place and immediately establishing a
hospital. “And I saw difficulties in countries that are much more developed to
do quickly the same.”
He also renewed his call
for a global ceasefire, urging countries in a conflict like Syria, Libya, and
Yemen to lay down arms and allow for unified combat against the coronavirus
pandemic.
“The worst is yet to come,”
Guterres said, referring to countries beset with fighting.
“The COVID-19 storm is now
coming to all these theatres of conflict.”
“The virus has shown how
swiftly it can move across borders, devastate countries and upend lives.”
“But there is a huge
distance between declarations and deeds — between translating words into peace
on the ground and in the lives of people,” Guterres said.
“In many of the most
critical situations, we have seen no let-up in fighting — and some conflicts
have even intensified.”
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