The United Nations has put Kenya on its Covid-19 outbreak watch list in what could see Nairobi benefit from the Sh211.8 trillion ($2 trillion) global emergency fund.
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Others on the list are Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Madagascar, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Timor-Leste as well as countries in Central America and the Pacific region.
UN relief chief Mark Lowcock said the list could be expanded to include more poor countries as the deadly virus continues to spread.
“To leave the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries to their fate would be both cruel and unwise,” Mr Lowcock said.
In its Covid-19 response plan, the UN has launched a global appeal for Sh211.8 billion emergency fund to tackle humanitarian crisis caused by the coronavirus.
