The World Health Organization (WHO) said it needs 1 billion US dollars to stop the further spread of the coronavirus outbreak globally.

World Health Organization's preparedness and response plan to fight against new coronavirus (nCoV-2019) needs $675 million but not 1 billion.

World Health Organization's preparedness and response plan to fight against new coronavirus (nCoV-2019) needs $675 million but not 1 billion.The World Health Organization (WHO) said that to fight against novel coronavirus transmission, it needs financial support to protect vulnerable countries from the outbreak. The 'Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan' requires $675 million to implement priority public health measures in support of countries to prepare and respond to novel coronavirus (nCoV-2019) for a period from February-April 2020.

Therefore, WHO needs 675 million US dollars for the global plan and not USD1 billion.

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