Benin can't afford to lock down people, says president


President Patrice Talon of Benin says rich countries can pump in huge amounts of cash to fight Covid-19. – EPA pic, March 29, 2020.

PRESIDENT Patrice Talon announced today that Benin could not enforce public confinement because it lacks the “means of rich countries” who are fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Rich countries are putting up huge amounts of money and some are even resorting to barely disguised monetary solutions, or printing notes to prevent what would otherwise be unavoidable socio-economic chaos,” he said in a televised address.


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