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Euronews correspondent Oliver Miočić has discovered that a dozen EU countries are to ask the EU commission for a temporary suspension of passengers’ rights to a refund for flights cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
It comes as the airline industry is on its knees from a collapse in international travel as a result of the outbreak.
SCOOP: 12 EU countries due to ask @EU_Commission to temporarily suspend airline passenger rights to refunds when flights are cancelled due to #COVID19. A voucher would be issued instead.
France & Netherlands leading movement, basically what @airfrance and @KLM are doing now. pic.twitter.com/1ejwuTDj3o
The World Bank has allocated $195m to 64 poor countries to help finance their efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
According to a press release from the bank, which provides loans and grants to poorer countries for capital projects, the money is to go towards medical equipment, therapeutics and medicines, and to support health workers.
This funding is in addition to the World Bank Group’s commitment of up to US$160 billion to fight COVID-19. PEF funding will supplement the critical emergency support operations underway to help save lives, detect, prevent and respond to coronavirus in poor countries.
My thanks to the @WorldBank Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility for allocating $196M to over 60 of the poorest countries to fight #COVID19. We are only as strong as our weakest link & to end this pandemic we must act in solidarity! https://t.co/ZzqW16S0ya
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