The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) announced that more than 20 million Yemenis are suffering from chronic hunger and prone to infection with the Coronavirus.
Experts of the program wrote on Twitter that there are 20.1 million Yemenis suffering from chronic hunger and at risk of contracting the Coronavirus.
The program's management added that they "are highly value the partners of it who support the ongoing efforts in Yemen to preserve the livelihoods of millions of people there and facilitate their access to food and health care.
As of Wednesday evening, the total number of the confirmed Corona cases in Yemen rose to 419, including 95 deaths and 17 recovered.
Yemen is witnessing for the sixth year a violent civil war that has created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world; 80% of the population needs humanitarian aid, and the conflict has pushed millions to the brink of starvation.
The United Nations says that the conflict has killed and wounded 70,000 people, while human rights reports have suggested that the conflict has killed at least 100,000 Yemenis.
On the other hand, a US senior scientist has warned that governments should not count on developing of a successful COVID-19 vaccine soon when they make decisions about easing pandemic restrictions.
Dr. William Hesselettin, a prominent researcher in cancer, AIDS and human genetics, said that the best way to deal with the disease now is to control it through careful tracking of infection and following strict isolation measures to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
The well-known scientist notes that vaccines previously manufactured for other types of the corona viruses have failed to protect the mucous membranes in the nose where the virus enters the human body.
The researcher emphasized the possibility of controlling the Coronavirus by identifying the methods of the infection. This approach may be successful even without an effective treatment or vaccine.
The authorities across the world must work to find the infected people and isolated them.
He emphasized that people should use masks, wash hands, clean surfaces, and maintain social spacing.
He said that China and some other Asian countries have successfully followed this strategy while the United States and others have not done their "compulsory isolation" of those who have been exposed to the virus.
On the other hand, the representative of the World Health Organization in China, Godin Gallia, has announced that the Chinese authorities constantly reject the requests made by the World Health Organization to participate in the investigation of the emergence of the emerging Coronavirus.
We know that a (Chinese) national investigation has already been opened, but at this stage we have not been invited to participate.
The representative pointed out that the World Health Organization is very interested in knowing how and the circumstances of the emergence of the virus to prevent a new epidemic, stressing that the Chinese authorities did not allow the WHO to access the documents of the virus testers in Wuhan - Coronavirus Spread Center.
On his part, US President Donald Trump announced that he had seen evidence proving that the new Coronavirus came from an institute in Wuhan, considering that the spread of the pandemic is due to China's failure to stop it or its will to do so.
Trump and his Foreign Minister Mike Pompeo have repeatedly criticized China over the virus, saying that Beijing was late in reporting to the international community the real threat posed by COVID-19.
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