The United Nations has praised Nigeria for it’s handling of the Coronavirus pandemic. Nigeria, Africa’s most populated country with an estimated 200 UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, while speaking at a virtual news “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 He also renewed his call for a global ceasefire, urging countries in “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 “In many of the most critical situations, we have seen no let-up in fighting — and some conflicts have even intensified.”
million inhabitants, currently has 190 cases of COVID-19 but has managed
to keep the death toll to just two.
briefing in New York, referred to Nigeria as a ‘developing country’
that has “shown a remarkable capacity to respond to the coronavirus.”
and immediately establishing a hospital. “And I saw difficulties in
countries that are much more developed to do quickly the same.”
conflict like Syria, Libya and Yemen to lay down arms and allow for a
unified combat against the coronavirus pandemic.
translating words into peace on the ground and in the lives of people,”
Guterres said.
Nigeria’s response to Coronavirus is remarkable – United Nations
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