International and international bodies and agencies have warned that Yemen is at the heart of the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, driven by an ongoing conflict, and said that the announced figures do not reflect the rapid spread of Corona in it.
A statement issued by heads of agencies and international and international bodies working in Yemen said that the situation there is becoming increasingly worrying, pointing out that the Coruna virus is spreading rapidly throughout the country.
The statement emphasized that the figures announced are much lower than the actual numbers of injuries, calling for the need for more tests to be presented to provide a true picture of the pandemic and the death rate.
In its statement, international bodies and organizations indicated that the health system is deteriorating further under the additional pressure of the Corona virus, and that health workers have no means of protection; Like gloves and masks, most do not receive any salaries or incentives.
And she considered that the conflict and war in Yemen made it one of the worst places on earth for children and women, where more than 12 million children and six million women suffer from various dangers, including malnutrition.
The statement pointed out that more than three million displaced people live in unsanitary and crowded conditions, which makes it impossible to impose any health rules to confront the Corona virus.
Among the signatories to the statement are the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, the World Health Organization, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Call for fundraising
On his part, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the city of Aden has one of the highest death rates in the world due to the Corona virus, where 17% of people infected with the disease die.
Guterres expressed his hope that the international community will fully finance the appeal for Yemen during a donation conference, to be held next week.
In the context, the United Nations Humanitarian Relief and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, said Thursday that the UN agencies trying to help millions of people at risk of conflict in Yemen are almost bankrupt.
Lockook announced a campaign to raise about $ 2.4 billion next week for the largest relief operation in the world, saying that "there is no way to describe this situation other than that it is disturbing."
Statement of the Houthis
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health of the Houthis announced the appearance of cases of coronavirus, and accused the solutions and swabs of the World Health Organization inefficiency.
The ministry clarified in a statement for the first time the emergence of cases infected with Covid-19 in several regions and governorates under the control of the Houthis, including the capital, Sanaa.
She emphasized that she had developed an emergency plan to confront the pandemic, including allocating places for isolation, providing care for affected cases, tracking contacts and monitoring their cases.
The ministry said that solutions and swabs sent by the World Health Organization are inaccurate and inefficient; Which affected the results of laboratory tests.
The statement accused UN organizations of failing to provide aid and assistance, appealing to citizens to cooperate with the Ministry of Health.
Yesterday, Thursday, an international team arrived in the temporary Yemeni capital, Aden, to establish a medical unit specialized in caring for cases of Coronavirus.