Abu Dhabi Crown Prince SheikhMohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan tweeted on Friday that he had discussedcooperation in fighting the new coronavirus with US billionaire philanthropist BillGates.
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emiratesfederation, which has reported at least 27 coronavirus cases.
"My good friend @BillGates and I discussed over a call theimportance of enhancing cooperation between multilateral institutions andprivate entities in the global fight against all diseases and COVID19 inparticular," the Crown Prince tweeted. "We have been and will remain strongpartners in this effort."