"Developed countries also support countries with vulnerable healthcare systems" UN Secretary-General, March 26, 5:41
As new coronavirus infections have been confirmed in various parts of the world, the United Nations has become more worried because there have been no reports of infected people from the North Korea or the Yemen in the Middle East, where the civil war continues, to the World Health Organization (WHO). I am.
OCHA, head of the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Secretary-General Rocock, told NHK in an interview with Yemen that the spread of cholera was expanding along with the civil war and that "the country is already in the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. There has been no report of the new coronavirus, but it is always possible. Yemen has a weaker healthcare system than any other country and is not as affected by the spread of infection. " .
Regarding North Korea, he communicated with UN personnel stationed there, but said that only limited information was available, and said, "The virus spreads across national borders, It's not surprising, "he said.
Then, "While developed countries will focus primarily on their own response, it is also meaningful to support other countries with weak medical systems. Everyone will be at risk. "