The world is in the midst of its worst Covid crisis so far. It didn t have to be this way
As a global vaccine-sharing initiative backed by the World Health Organization rolls out across Africa, some low-income countries get their the first inoculations against coronavirus.
Posted: May 3, 2021 9:00 PM
Updated: May 3, 2021 9:00 PM
Posted By: By Laura Smith-Spark and Nectar Gan, CNN
A year ago, when the Covid-19 pandemic was still in its relative infancy, the head of the World Health Organization stressed that a global approach would be the only way out of the crisis. The way forward is solidarity: solidarity at the national level, and solidarity at the global level, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing in April 2020.
Good chance one-metre-plus rule can be ditched on June 21, says UK PM
Mon, 3rd May 2021 17:15
(Alliance News) - There is a good chance the one-metre plus rule for social distancing can be ditched next month, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday.
The final decision on whether the change can be brought in from June 21 will depend on the data, the Johnson added.
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock, meanwhile, expressed certainty over a great British summer ahead as he confirmed that a total of 50 million Covid-19 jabs have been given out across the UK.
Johnson said he feels like the next stage of reopening on May 17 – which covers indoor hospitality, entertainment and possibly foreign travel – is going to be good .
A year ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic was still in its relative infancy, the head of the World Health Organisation stressed that a global approach would be the only way out of the crisis. The way forward is solidarity: solidarity at the national level, and solidarity at the global level, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing in April 2020.
Fast-forward 12 months and the devastating scenes in India, where hospitals have been overwhelmed by a surge of COVID-19 cases and thousands are dying for lack of oxygen, suggest the warnings went unheeded.
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People wait in queues outside the office of the Chemists Association to demand necessary supply of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir, in Pune, India.(AP)
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