ABUJA, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The World Bank has approved $114
million to help Nigeria tackle its coronavirus pandemic, the
global lender said on Friday.
The money comes in the form of a $100 million loan and a $14
million grant to be split between Nigeria's 36 states and
federal-level procurement of medical equipment, tests and
medicine.
Africa's most populous country has recorded more than 45,000
confirmed coronavirus cases and 930 deaths, but low levels of
testing have left a muddy picture of the outbreak's severity.
"Nigeria has ramped up its efforts to contain the COVID-19
outbreak, but more needs to done at the state level, which are
at the front line of the response," Shubham Chaudhuri, the World
Bank's director for Nigeria, said in its statement on Friday.