Ecuador's strict containment measures, including required face masks, are necessary and seem to be working, he said.

Most LIDCs cannot sustain strict containment measures for long as large segments of the population live at near-subsistence levels.

Ms Winterstein had previously compared Samoa to Nazi Germany after it announced compulsory vaccinations and adopted strict containment policies.

Authorities have also warned that unemployment will likely rise due to these strict containment measures and an uncertain economic outlook.

With the marked slowdown of the spread of the virus in China, more businesses have reopened, with authorities cautiously easing strict containment measures.

Though strict containment measures have been relaxed, consumer demand has not responded correspondingly in a sign of the far reaching impact of the coronavirus.

The epidemic has already extracted a heavy human and economic toll in China, with over 2,200 deaths, prompting authorities to take strict containment measures.