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Maldives pledges $200,000 to SAARC Coronavirus Emergency Fund

Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid said the country will join the initiative to tackle the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemicGovernment of Maldives joins the initiative and pledge USD 200,000 to address issues emanating from COVID-19," Mr. Shahid said in a tweet. In a video conference on forming a joint strategy to fight COVID-19 in the SAARC region, Prime Minister Modi on March 15 proposed the emergency fund with an initial offer of USD 10 million from India and asserted that the best way to deal with the coronavirus pandemic was by coming together, and not growing apart.