In the 25th ASEAN Coordinating Council Meeting via video conference Thursday, ASEAN foreign ministers agreed on the establishment of a response to help all member states alleviate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
The objectives behind the COVID-19 ASEAN Response Fund, according to a press release from Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, is to mobilise financial resources to address the shortage in medical supplies and to support the research and development of COVID-19. The fund also aims to prepare the member state for responding to future emergencies.
As of April 9, some 16,000 COVID-19 cases have been identified in Southeast Asia. Malaysia, the region’s third biggest economy, reported 109 new coronavirus infections, raising its cumulative total to 4,228 cases, making it the country with the highest rate of infection in Southeast Asia and also one with the highest number of recoveries.
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