With the coronavirus pandemic extending to some of the world’s poorest countries, the United Nations is in a race against time to help prevent the further spread of Covid-19.
UN country teams are redoubling their support for frontline responders and working to help vulnerable countries strengthen their healthcare infrastructure.
“Healthcare workers are essentially the main response pillars that we have,” said Jan-Eric Larsen, from Operations Support and Logistics at the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Western Pacific in a video tweet. “Without the healthcare workers, we won’t be able to stop this transmission in time.”
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads to more than 200 countries and territories, killing more than 33,000 people, the United Nations is redoubling its support for frontline responders who are working around the clock to save lives.
