On the occasion of the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness (December 27), designated by the United Nations (UN) following Vietnam’s initiative, UN Secretary-General António Guterres sent a message calling on all countries to stand with the largest global organisation’s efforts to ensure the world is equipped and ready to take on the health challenges to come.
“The number of weekly reported deaths may have dropped by more than 80 per cent since February, but even so, last week one person died with Covid-19 every 44 seconds,” Ghebreyesus said.
Colombo: The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced to the provision of USD 4 million worth of essential medical supplies to Sri Lanka.In a congratulatory message to Ranil Wickremesinghe on.