The Yemeni Government has called on the United Nations to rump up pressure upon Houthi rebels to act jointly against coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Dr. Ma'een Abdulmalik and the UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Marck Lowcock discussed on Friday through a telephone call the ongoing preparations for Yemen donors conference 2020 scheduled for next Tuesday.

Ministry of Public Health and Population received 16 tons of medicines and protection and safety requirements to control coronavirus pandemic.

Two of the activists held hostages by the Houthis in Sana'a have contracted the novel coronavirus in their detention place, local sources in the theocratic militia-held city anonymously told the NGO Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedom.

Deputy Health Minister Ali al-Walidi and the director of the humanitarian medical organization MSF discussed here today operating an isolation facility in the Republican Hospital in Aden.

Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Nasser Ba-aum called on Houthi rebel militia to reveal information about the number coronavirus infection and died cases.

The Council of Ministers convened a session Monday via videoconference presided over by Prime Minister Dr. Ma'een Abdulmaik.

Yemen government officials said the Houthi cover-up on figures of coronavirus infections in the rebel militia-controlled areas has everyone in Yemen on the verge of catastrophe.

A Yemeni military commander leading one of the divisions of the Yemeni military, the First Military Region, said his division "won't allow for militias or "paramilitary units outside the regular military to be formed" in Wadi and Sahra Hadhramout in eastern Yemen.

Yemen's Health Minister warned of the worsening coronavirus crisis in Yemen saying "the situations are dangerous and require the cooperation of all."

President of Republic Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, Commander-in-Chief, directed the Governor of Hadramout, Commander of the Second Military Region, Maj, General Faraj al-Bahssoni to get military measures tightened and keep high security alert.

Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor launched on Tuesday a National Plan of Yemeni Woman "Security and Peace". The plan is intended to carry out the International Security Council resolution no 1325 " Woman, Security and Peace".

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Najib al-Aweg held discussions Monday with the representative of the WHO in Yemen Eltaf Mossani.

The Yemeni Government and Islamic Bank Group agreed Thursday on re-allocating $32 million were allotted to previous projects in order to be devoted immediately through fast track to contain coronavirus pandemic.

The World Bank announced the resumption of its programs in the education sector in Yemen, with an estimated cost of $ 150 million.

Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Nasser BaAum stated that the government has not yet received any amount of funds from the World Bank (WB) to counter the Coronavirus pandemic.

President of the Republic Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi directed Governor of Taiz governorate Nabil Shamsan to devote efforts and mobilize resources to improve basic services above all health services in the governorate to cope with coronavirus pandemic.

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Najib al-Aweg discussed with the resident representative of the UNDP in Yemen Nahid Hussein the allotted support to help Yemen managing the subsequent impacts of coronavirus pandemic upon economy and community, particularly after the UNDP authorized by the UN Chief to lead the response and support in the area of economy and development.

President of the Republic Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi ordered maintaining security and stability in the governorate of the Socotra archipelagos.

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Najib al-Aweg and Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology Eng. Lotfy Basharif explored the International Finance Corporation (IFC) support for infrastructure of telecom sector in our country.