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U.N. launches US$2 billion anti-virus plan

The U.N. asked governments and private donors to provide US$2 billion to meet emergency health needs in the poorest countries coping with the pandemic.

Volunteers set up a COVID-19 pre-triage tent by Italy's Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Volunteers set up a COVID-19 pre-triage tent by Italy's Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital (AN/Italian Civil Protection Department)

The United Nations appealed to governments and private donors on Wednesday to provide $2 billion for a global plan to meet emergency health needs in the world's poorest countries coping with the global COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan aims to deliver lab testing equipment, medical treatment supplies and health workers to where they are most needed through airlifts and hubs spread across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.

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