Britain has pledged two hundred million pounds ($ 248 million) to the World Health Organization and charities to help slow the spread of the Corona virus in poor countries and then help prevent a second wave of infections.
British Aid Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said that helping poor countries now would help prevent the return of the virus to Britain, adding in a statement that "while our brilliant doctors and nursing crews are tackling the virus at home, we are sending British expertise and funding to all parts of the world to prevent a wave of A second fatal one arrives in the UK. "
She explained that the Coruna virus does not know the borders of countries, so "our ability to protect the British people will be effective only if we also strengthen health care systems in developing countries at risk."
She added that this money will help areas with weak health systems such as the war-torn Yemen, which announced the first case of corona on Friday, and Bangladesh, which hosts 850 thousand Rohingya refugees in crowded camps.
Britain's support for the World Health Organization contrasts with the view of President Donald Trump, who has criticized the organization's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and indicated that his administration may re-evaluate US funding for the organization.
The British government said that 130 million pounds would be allocated to United Nations agencies, with 65 million to be allocated to the World Health Organization.
Another 50 million pounds will be allocated to the Red Cross to help war-torn and hard-to-reach areas and another 20 million will be allocated to other charitable organizations and foundations.
Britain has announced about ten thousand deaths due to corona so far, in what represents the fifth largest number of deaths in the world.