NATO Stoltenberg adresses COVID19 crisis

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Europe correspondent Leave a comment

The alliance’s defence ministers met on April 15 to discuss the long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic that has left 1,878,489 infected globally, according to the latest estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO) release.

#NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg says Allied military forces have delivered ⤵️

1️⃣ +100 supply missions flown 🛫
2️⃣ 25 field hospitals 🏥 built
3️⃣ +25,000 treatment 🛏 added
4️⃣ +4,000 military medics deployed

📃 https://t.co/ocVCnkKp6o #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/KRSjNWorip

— Rehanna Jones (@RehannaJB) April 15, 2020

NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has been holding a press conference via a secure video link in Brussels Headquarters following an extraordinary meeting of the alliance’s defence ministers.

The ministers discussed measures to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and its long-term ramifications following a slow-down of infection rates in member nations.

Another topic on the agenda concerned coronavirus-related disinformation.