WASHINGTON, DC, Uniyted States (CMC) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest say they have agreed with governments on the priority areas for deploying the financial and technical resources being made available to borrowing member countries and companies to address the crisis created by COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

They said that based on extensive dialogue with the governments and technical analysis by IDB specialists, the financial institutions will concentrate its support in four areas including the immediate public health response — support for countries’ preparedness and response capacities to help contain the transmission of the virus and mitigate its impact, with resources to strengthen public health care systems and purchase supplies and equipment.

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