Singapore donates to WHO's plan against Covid-19


Singapore is deeply concerned about the growing scale of the Covid-19 outbreak and its enormous public health, social and economic impact. - Bloomberg

SINGAPORE (Xinhua): The Singaporean government will be donating US$500,000 to support the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) for Covid-19, which aims to limit human-to-human transmission of the virus.

According to a press statement jointly issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health on Monday night, the donation is in response to appeals by the United Nations (UN) and the WHO.

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