17/03/2020
Arab Times
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KUWAIT, March 17: The State of Kuwait have donated USD 40 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) in contribution to the fight against the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), currently sweeping the world, said a Kuwaiti senior diplomat on Tuesday.
The donation came upon directions from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to help efforts of the international organization in its battle to contain the pandemic, said Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah in a press release.
On March 11, WHO declared COVID-19 a "global pandemic" (KUNA) --
