US announces $1m aid for Pakistan to combat coronavirus

US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Alice Wells has said that the United States will provide one million dollars to Pakistan under USAID programme to bolster monitoring and rapid response against coronavirus (Covid-19).

In tweets, she said that US and Pakistan both are long-standing partners in tackling global health challenges.

She further said that there are over 100 Pakistani graduates engaged in the lab training of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, investigating coronavirus cases in Punjab and Gilgit Baltistan.

The U.S.-Pakistan government partnership is helping fight #COVID19. The U.S. government is responding to #COVID-19 in #Pakistan with initial $1 million in @USAID_Pakistan funding to bolster monitoring & rapid response.

— State_SCA (@State_SCA) March 19, 2020

And the U.S. and #Pakistan are longstanding partners in tackling global health challenges. There are 100+ recent Pakistani graduates of @CDCgov's epidemiology lab training on the ground investigating #COVID19 cases in #GilgitBaltistan & #Punjab right now. AGW #Partners4Prosperity

— State_SCA (@State_SCA) March 19, 2020