Coronavirus outbreak calls for boost to universal health coverage

The novel coronavirus 2019 has every person across the world either on high alert or running amok in panic. Scores of people are stocking disinfectants and all manner of cleaning agents in a bid to keep the virus away.

But, perhaps this fact about the virus should be a wake up call to everyone, more so those that have been taking comfort thinking that their comprehensive medical covers will give them access to the private health facilities they have been used to, should the coronavirus visit them.