ANKARA
The World Bank on Thursday approved a first set of emergency support operations for developing countries amid coronavirus pandemic.
The first group of projects, amounting to $1.9 billion, will assist 25 countries, it said.
More than half of the emergency financing was allocated to India with $1 million to support better screening, contact tracing, and laboratory diagnostics, procure personal protective equipment, and set up new isolation wards.
The institutional lender is prepared to deploy up to $160 billion over the next 15 months to support COVID-19 measures, that will help countries respond to immediate health consequences of the pandemic
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