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Coronavirus: Countries we are looking up to for assistance also facing challenges – FG

Coronavirus: Countries we are looking up to for assistance also facing challenges - FG

The federal government has disclosed that some of the countries they
were hoping to help Nigeria fight the Coronavirus pandemic, are also
facing their own challenges.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama who disclosed this at a
press conference on Tuesday March 31, added that some of these
countries are cooperating.

Asides learning about how to combat COVID-19, Onyeama also told
newsmen that Nigeria is in touch with those that could assist with the
tools that can aid its fight against the pandemic.

He said;

“We are in touch with foreign countries and learning from them … we
are also engaging countries on some equipment that we don’t have.

“As you know we are very short on ventilators. So we have engaged a lot of countries and we hoping to source some.

“But of course a lot of countries we are looking unto for assistance
are also facing huge challenges themselves but nevertheless are
cooperating with us.

“Some countries which have been able to mange the pandemic are
offering medical doctors. Such kind of support will absolutely be
invaluable for us.

“We also saw some situations where some countries also helped us in
facilitating airlift to bring back some Nigerian resources to come and
help in this fight.”

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