By Lamin Njie
Minister of Health Dr Ahmadou Samateh said on Monday no country could claim it is adequately prepared to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
“When it comes to COVID[-19], I don’t think any country could tell you that they are prepared,” Dr Samateh told Paradise TV’s Harona Drammeh at the Banjul International Airport as the Gambia government took delivery of medical supplies from China.
“We have seen how it is ravaging countries where the health sector… You know, you look at Spain, Spain has one of the best health systems in the entire world but look at what [it]’s doing there.
“So when it comes to response and the adequacy of preparations, it is relative. You do the best with what you have, you strengthen to the best of your ability and you try to deal with the circumstances as they come,” the top medical doctor added.
