The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has
praised the Nigerian government for handling the Coronavirus pandemic well.
Nigeria, Africa’s most populated country, currently has 190
cases of COVID-19 but has managed to keep the death toll to just two. While 24
people have fully recovered and discharged.
UN Secretary General while speaking at a virtual news
briefing in New York, referred to Nigeria as a ‘developing country’ that has
“shown a remarkable capacity to respond to the coronavirus.”
“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 and immediately establishing a hospital. “And I saw difficulties in
countries that are much more developed to do quickly the same.”
He also renewed his call for a global ceasefire, urging
countries in a conflict like Syria, Libya, and Yemen to lay down arms and allow
for unified combat against the coronavirus pandemic.
“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 translating words into peace on the ground and in the lives of
people,” Guterres said.
“In many of the most critical situations, we have seen no
let-up in fighting — and some conflicts have even intensified.”
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