The groupings foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell says there’s no new money involved.

Development Ministers say the programme entitled Global EU Response to COVID 19 is designed to combat the worst international crisis in decades.

It involves direct budget support, loans and guarantees from the European Investment Bank and the European Bank For Reconstruction And Development.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the programme involves reorienting existing funds.

It is hoped it will be increased to R400-billion with contributions from member countries.

African countries have so far avoided the high infection rates in China, the US and Europe but they are lamentably under resourced to deal with the full force of a pandemic.

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