ANKARA
The U.S. announced on Thursday it will provide $7 million to help Somalia deal with the COVID-19 outbreak.
“The U.S. Government is providing $7 million in humanitarian and health assistance to #Somalia for #COVID19 response,” read a tweet by the Somalia chapter of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
“This assistance will primarily provide health-related support and supplies to bolster water and sanitation activities,” said the USAID Somalia.
Somalia has five confirmed COVID-19 cases so far, with no deaths, and one recovery, according to figures compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.
The data shows the coronavirus has now spread to