Coronavirus: UK announces £2.67mn financial support for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom has announced financial support worth £ 2.67 million to Pakistan in order to tackle coronavirus pandemic.

British High Commissioner to Pakistan Christian Turner took to Twitter today (Saturday) and announced the financial support amid coronavirus outbreak.

Christian Turner said that the support was aimed at providing medical assistance to the seriously ill and to build stronger systems to detect and test for coronavirus in Pakistan.

The British High Commissioner further said that ways of living and dealing with the situation are changing across the world due to the pandemic.

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— Christian Turner (@CTurnerFCO) April 18, 2020

He also announced that an additional £1 million will be provided on the rapid response of controlling locusts in affected areas in Pakistan.

He, however, hoped that Pakistan has the ability to cope up with the losses incurred due to the virus and emerge strongly from the ongoing situation.

Earlier on Friday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $1.386 billion funding for Pakistan in a move to fight the COVID-19.

According to the declaration, the IMF approved the disbursement of $1.386 billion under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) in a meeting of its executive board members in Washington DC.