a country like the democratic republic of congo or nigeria ethiopia very large countries you can't deal with the problem the same way in each of the different provinces the situation may be very different in each of the different problems so we need to break the problem down empower communities go after the virus the international community through the united nations system will provide every assistance to countries in doing that i know the world bank and others have released large. most of funding to support countries international action plans and 90 percent of countries around the world no have integrated national action plans for the control of coal with 19 we need to support those plans we need to fund those plans we need to send send surge support to help countries implement and please the world can be assured of to be a jewel in the united nations absolute commitment to support countries in this doctor and i want to move for a moment to talking about the current epicenter of the pandemic italy i was in northern italy in late february reporting on the cove in 1000 outbreak many of

nigeria and ethiopia have to find cases quickly. actions,ls on specific they are available on who's website. they continue to support countries in all four scenarios. we have shipped supplies to 57 countries and we are preparing to ship a further 28. tohave shipped lab supplies 120 countries. we are working with our colleagues across the human countries andort encouraging them to update their plans according to the eight pillars. withve set up a platform contributions from donors. as you know, more funds are being made available and we are very grateful to all countries and partners who have contributed. friday, many have announced contributions. almost 300 million u.s. dollars strategypledged to preparedness and response plan. we are encouraged by this sign of global solidarity and we continue to call on all countries to take early and savessive action and lives. oma -- only a, handful of countries have signs of sustained community transmission. countries have sporadic cases. we must take heart from that. long as that is the case,

nigeria, synagogue, ethiopia have diagnostic to find cases quickly. further details on specific actions, country should take especially contacts, are available on who website. who is continuing to support countries in all scenarios. we have shipped, supplies of personnel protective equipment to 57 countries rated we are preparing to ship to a further 28. and we have shipped lots of supplies to 120 countries. we are also working with our colleagues across the system to support countries in double their preparedness and response plans according to the aid dealers. and we have set up a platform to watch for country needs, and visions, from donors. as you know, more funds are being made available for the response and with very grateful to all countries andfu partners, who have contributed. just since friday, china, the republic, and the kingdom of saudi arabia, have announced contributions. almost 300 million u.s. dollars has now been placed to double the strategy preparedness and response plan. we are encouraged by the signs of global solidarity and we c

that were mentioned could be a possibility we have targets countries for sure like nigeria south africa kenya ethiopia. and senegal but again we are open to wherever that connection is desired by our education partners and because the knotting and i want to share something in particular i'll come right back to you and it's a go back to africa campaign it uses a trope which often people of color who live outside of perhaps where the ancestors came from and then it and all the places around the bottle often told as a way of being insulted is go back to where you come from go back to where you belong and you took that phrase and ted it into something positive let's have a look. i. believe. that tripe and tied it into something positive these are some of the places where people can go to if they're with black and abroad and the pictures are stunning africa is extraordinary wedding even start for actually saying. this is where you could go this is what you could get out of the experience eric. well i think the 1st part is to displace the narrative that's been set for so long that's been one of the most gen

. >> well, he said that there are countries like ethiopia, nigeria, that have close business ties withts of the world that have seen major community outbreaks. he said that is the one risk. but then you also have countries, for example, like the democratic republic of congo, which has a large population and a weak health system. and though, rosemary, public health experts have said that this virus, compared to sars and other coronaviruses, is not as severe, maybe somewhere around 2% fatality rate. because a number of people get sick, up to 15, 16%, or 20%, very sick, those health systems just wouldn't be able to cope. so they're saying they have to get to those diagnostics as quickly as they can. rosemary. >> yeah, certainly a real concern. david mackenzie bringing us the latest on that from johannesburg. many thanks. >> more to come. questions have been asked for decades. the answers scholars might find in the archives about the world war ii-era vatican. back with that in just a moment. recommend cascade platinum... ...with the soaking, scrubbing and rinsing built right in. for sparkl

ethiopia will face mandatory quarantine as of today. somalia is lifting its ban on international flights for two days so that citizens outside the country can come home. in nigeria, , health authorities arare warning against self-medicating after two patients overdosed on the anti-malaria drug chloroquine, which president trump hass praised as a treatment for coronavirus. tests are currently being carried out with anti-malarials in the u.s. and other countries , but the fda and the world health organization have not approved its use as a treatment for covid-19. back in the u.s., lupus patients have reported shortages of the drug hydroxychloroquine, whihich is u used to treatat both malara and lupus, following trump''s recent statements. in latin america, chile has confirmed at least 630 cases of covid-19. brazil has closed its borders to eight neighboring countries for the next 15 days as cases there top 1600. 25 deaths have beeeen reported n brazil. in ecuador, where all flights are currently banned, the mayor of guayaquilil ordered vehicleso block the runway of the city's international airport to prevent an airplane from the spanish carrier iberia from landing