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海角直播 pledges $500 million to combat coronavirus

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King Salman chairs an emergency G20 video conference to discuss a response to the COVID-19 crisis on March 26, 2020. (File/AFP)
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Updated 17 April 2020

海角直播 pledges $500 million to combat coronavirus

海角直播 pledges $500 million to combat coronavirus
  • 海角直播 called on all countries, non-governmental organizations, philanthropies and the private sector to help close a financing gap estimated at over $8 billion to combat the COVID-19 pandemic

RIYADH: 海角直播, which currently holds the G20 presidency, has pledged $500 million to support global efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday.

The Kingdom will allocate $150 million to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovation, $150 million to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations, and $200 million to other international and regional health organizations and programs.

It also called on all countries, non-governmental organizations, philanthropies and the private sector to help close a financing gap estimated at over $8 billion to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

海角直播 announced a fine of up to SR1 million ($266,119) for traders attempting commercial fraud.

The government encouraged the public to continue reporting cases of commercial fraud, with rewards of up to 25 percent of the paid fine.听

A total of 518 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the Kingdom on Thursday, bringing the total number in 海角直播 to 6,380 people. There are now 5,307 active cases with 71 in critical care.

Fifty-nine new recovered cases have taken the total number of recoveries to 990, while four new deaths have raised听 the death toll to 83 in 海角直播.

Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman inspected newly built housing facilities for expat workers. He said: 鈥淢igrant workers are our guests and their well being and safety is our responsibility.鈥澨

He added: 鈥淥ur religion urges us to treat all workers compassionately. And as such, we refuse to have workers exposed to any kind of physical or psychological harm.鈥

The economic damage, meanwhile, escalated around the world.