According to the Kremlin’s press service, the conversation was initiated by the Ethiopian side.
"When discussing the situation surrounding the spread of coronavirus, both sides emphasized the importance of intensifying the efforts of the entire international community, including the IMF and the World Bank, to combat this infection," the report said.
On April 5, it was reported that the first death from a disease with a new type of coronavirus was recorded in Ethiopia. The total number of cases in the country was several dozen.
Earlier it became known that in Russia began clinical trials of drugs from coronavirus.