The Red Cross also said more than 600 attacks on health workers had been reported in connection with the Covid-19 crisis.
The two-day clashes erupted over the weekend after some armed youths in the Greater Tonj area engaged with security forces.
The state's health infrastructure has not been made a priority after five years of civil war ended in 2018 and the majority of care provided comes from the non-profit sector.
UN refugee agency says one percent of all humanity displaced by conflict, repression and upheaval. Myanmar, Afghanistan, Syria, South Sudan, and Venezuela hard hit.
The UN resolution urges South Sudan’s leaders to finalise establishment of the transitional national unity government and fully implement all provisions of the 2018 peace agreement.
The international community must act in tandem to prevent a major food shortage that will disproportionately hurt developing countries.
The time to act in Africa is now, before the pandemic peaks on the continent.
In Africa, authorities claim they have been "spared by God" or have simply been saved by the low volume of air traffic to their countries. However, some fear it is simply a lack of testing.
The UN’s most powerful body has been meeting by video because of Covid-19, which has hit New York City, where the UN has its headquarters, exceedingly hard.
A joint effort will be required to overcome the potential spread of the pandemic on the African continent.
President Salva Kiir hails "official ending of war" as rebel leader Riek Machar is sworn in as first vice president, formally rejoining government in latest bid to bring peace to African nation ravaged by war.
Meanwhile, a United Nations commission accused South Sudan's warring sides of deliberately starving people for strategic gain.
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