Yemen ‘faces nightmare’ as first coronavirus case confirmed

Aid agencies have expressed alarm after the first virus case was confirmed in Yemen, where years of civil war have devastated health systems.

Oxfam said it was a “devastating blow”, the International Rescue Committee called it a “nightmare scenario”.

Yemen is suffering the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and millions are reliant on food aid.

Diseases including cholera, dengue and malaria are rife and only half of hospitals are fully functional.

News of the first Covid-19 case came a day after the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen began a ceasefire, saying it wanted to help stop coronavirus spread and support UN peace efforts.

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