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Media caption<\/span>The BBC’s Secunder Kermani and Anne Soy compare how prepared Asian and African countries are<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One billion people could become infected with the coronavirus worldwide unless vulnerable countries are given urgent help, an aid group has warned.<\/p>\n

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) said financial and humanitarian aid were needed to help slow the global spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

It said “fragile countries” such as Afghanistan and Syria needed “urgent funding” to avoid a major outbreak.<\/p>\n

“There remains a small window of time to mount a robust response,” it warned.<\/p>\n

There have been more than 3m confirmed cases of Covid-19 worldwide with more than 200,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University in the US. <\/p>\n

The IRC’s report, which is based on models and data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Imperial College London, estimated there could be between 500m and 1bn infections globally.<\/p>\n

It also said there could be more than 3m deaths across dozens of conflict-affected and unstable countries.<\/p>\n

“These numbers should serve as a wake-up call,” said the head of the IRC, David Miliband.<\/p>\n

“The full, devastating and disproportionate weight of this pandemic has yet to be felt in the world’s most fragile and war-torn countries,” he added. “The key now is for donors to urgently put flexible funding behind frontline efforts.<\/p>\n

“Governments must work together to remove any impediment to humanitarian assistance.”<\/p>\n\n

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Confirmed cases around the world<\/h2>\n
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