The United States will allocate an additional $225 million to assist countries around the world in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th April, 2020) The United States will allocate an additional $225 million to assist countries around the world in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters on Tuesday.
"Today I can confirm that we are prepared to commit an additional $225 million in health, humanitarian and economic assistance to further boost response efforts worldwide," Pompeo said at a briefing. "We do this because we are good and generous people,"
The funding comes on top of roughly $274 million already provided by the US to 64 countries amid the pandemic.