War-ravaged Yemen has reported its first confirmed case of Covid-19, weeks after the World Health Organization warned of the virus’s “catastrophic” consequences for the country.

The novel coronavirus case was reported Friday in the country’s Hadhramaut governorate, the internationally-recognized government’s National Higher Committee to Counteract the Coronavirus Epidemic said in a tweet.

On Sunday, the Saudi-led coalition to fight Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels declared a two-week ceasefire. It said it was heeding calls from the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres for end of hostilities in the country in order to pave the way to a coronavirus response.

Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Malki also said the temporary ceasefire would usher in talks for a permanent resolution to the five-year conflict.

An outbreak could be «catastrophic»: In March, a WHO representative told CNN that the spread of coronavirus in Yemen would “have a tremendous impact” on a health system works at “less than 50% capacity” due to the country’s conflict.

“As a result, (the coronavirus) would be catastrophic in an environment in Yemen,” WHO Yemen Representative Dr Altaf Musani told CNN.

“Points of entry, vulnerable people, migrants, refugees, displaced individuals — all of this is why we have gone for a moderate to high-risk assessment of the country,” he said.

Yemen is also has the world’s largest cholera epidemic and has outbreaks of seasonal diseases such as Malaria and Dengue.

“Yemen has the largest case-load of needs in terms of scale and severity which we as humanitarians deliver on,” he said. “Dengue, cholera, complicated births and mental health issues associated with five years of conflict creates a dangerous storm that can come together and add another layer of vulnerability to Yemen.”

There are 700 ICU beds in Yemen, including 60 for children, and 500 ventilators, according to a March statement by Save the Children.

Around 80% of Yemen’s 30.5 million people are in need of aid, the charity added.