New Delhi (NVI): United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has donated two mobile storage units to Bhutan in a bid to help prepare the landlocked country for COVID-19.
The units, worth a total of USD 45,000, will be used to help authorities store food to meet the needs of people in case of any emergency due to the COVID-19 situation.
The mobile storage units were donated by WFP to Bhutan yesterday. The facility will be used to preposition food to help meet the needs of the population.
Bhutan is a small landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas bordered by the People’s Republic of China in the North and India on the other 3 sides.
WFP has extended the support, keeping in mind the potential shocks that can affect a vulnerable population. At such a time of crisis, many countries in the world may face decreased access to affordable and nutritious food amid the growing unemployment rate and lost/reduced wages.
So far, Bhutan has reported only five coronavirus cases and no deaths, but there are fears due to the pandemic.
Bhutan Government had confirmed its first two cases of COVID-19 on March 28, detected in Bhutanese nationals. Its first confirmed infection was a 76-year-old American tourist on March 5.
