ArmInfo. The World Bank will allocate $ 12 billion to fight against coronavirus. This is stated on the official website of the organization.
Financial assistance will be directed to developing countries that can strengthen the health system. Each will improve the provision of health services and strengthen disease surveillance. World Bank organizations will help distribute funds. These are the International Development Association, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as the International Finance Corporation. At the same time, $ 8 billion will be allocated in an accelerated manner.
An outbreak of coronavirus infection, called CoViD-19, was recorded in the Middle Kingdom in late December. Most of the infected are located in the province of Hubei, which is the focus of infection. The total number of infected reached 90 870, immediately 90% of cases were registered in China, while in other countries 10 566 people were ill. The dead at the moment are 3112 (2946 - in China). It should be noted that on the night of February 29 to March 1, the first case of infection with the coronavirus COVID-19 was confirmed in Armenia. Testing the 29-year-old Armenian citizen, who arrived in Yerevan from Tehran on February 28, showed a positive result. The 31 people who contacted him were isolated at the Golden Palace Hotel in Tsaghkadzor. As RA Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan noted on his Facebook page the day before, the situation with coronavirus in Armenia is calm.
"The only patient with a confirmed diagnosis feels well, he has no fever and other symptoms, we hope that this will continue," said Torosyan. According to him, the same can be said about compatriots who were isolated for security purposes. Torosyan noted that they all feel good, they have no complaints. The Minister expressed the hope that this will continue all 14 days of quarantine, of which 12 days are left. He also reminded that during the meeting held on the eve of the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan a decision was made (regarding communications with Iran), which will enter into force from today. "We are talking about restrictions on the border with Iran, which were previously adopted for two weeks - until March 10, but due to the epidemiological situation in Iran, it was decided to extend them for another two weeks and they will be valid until March 24," he said Minister