AMMAN, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank on Tuesday approved a 20-million-U.S.-dollar project to help Jordan ease the health impacts of the coronavirus epidemic.
The new project, named "COVID-19 Emergency Response," will support Jordan's health ministry in preventing, detecting, and responding to the threat posed by the pandemic and strengthening public health preparedness, according to a statement by the World Bank, a copy of which was obtained by Xinhua.
The assistance to Jordan is part of the 6-billion-dollar COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Programme approved by the World Bank in early April to support the developing country's battle against the deadly virus.
Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Wissam Rabadi said the support from the World Bank is key to strengthening the heath ministry's ability to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak in line with the National Preparedness and Response Plan, according to the statement.
Under a partial lockdown, Jordan has so far reported 449 COVID-19 cases and eight deaths. Enditem
