{"id":12357,"date":"2020-05-07T10:14:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T10:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=12357"},"modified":"2020-05-07T10:33:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T10:33:50","slug":"covid-19-global-infections-reach-3-7m-as-un-appeals-for-4-7bn-more-to-fight-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=12357","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Global infections reach 3.7m, as UN appeals for $4.7bn more to fight pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-test-positive.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Coronavirus-test-positive.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of people infected with the novel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/tag\/COVID-19\">COVID-19 disease<\/a>\u00a0which was first recorded in Wuhan, China, has now reached 3.7 million people, according to data provided by the Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 260,000 people have died of the virus even as Poland has been forced to postpone its May 10 presidential election after COVID-19 lockdown threw preparations for the poll into disarray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the United Nations is issuing a new appeal for $4.7bn in funding to \u201cprotect millions of lives and stem the spread of coronavirus in fragile countries\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The money is on top of the $2bn the UN already called for when it launched its global humanitarian response plan on March 25. It has received about half of that money so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe most devastating and destabilising effects\u201d of the novel coronavirus pandemic \u201cwill be felt in the world\u2019s poorest countries,\u201d says UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock. \u201cExtraordinary measures are needed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a related development, forensic experts are picking bodies of COVID-19 victims off the streets for burial in the Ecuadorian capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The body of a 65 year-old was seen picked up on Tuesday and placed in a coffin for burial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/05\/brazil-minister-floats-idea-coronavirus-lockdown-live-updates-200506233629569.html\">Experts say<\/a>&nbsp;the country is yet to see its worst days despite recording nearly 1600 deaths and 31000 covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents of indigenous communities have reportedly fled into the amazon rainforests for fear of being wiped out by the virus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of people infected with the novel\u00a0COVID-19 disease\u00a0which was first recorded in Wuhan, China, has now reached 3.7 million people, according to data provided by the Johns Hopkins University. 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