WHO Chief Thanks Gotabaya Rajapaksa, for mobilizing government to fight COVID-19

WHO Chief Thanks Gotabaya Rajapaksa, for mobilizing government to fight COVID-19

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, World Health Organization has spoken with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to discuss the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on Sri Lanka and the region.

This is what he tweeted about the phone call.

 “I had a good call with Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka, on COVID19 today. We discussed health and economic impacts COVID19 can have on his country and the whole region,” the WHO Chief tweeted.

Dr. Tedros has thanked the President for “mobilizing the whole-of-government in the fight against the coronavirus. Together!”

Responding to the WHO Chief’s tweet, the President thanked the Director General for his support to Sri Lanka and the “immense work done by the WHO in the global pandemic caused by COVID19.”

“We will continue to collaborate with WHO to bring it under control,” President Rajapaksa said.