Members of the small delegation accompanying Jaishankar to the UK tested positive for Covid-19, forcing the minister to take his remaining schedule in London virtual as a "measure of abundant caution".
“Don’t treat this as our problem alone . Sooner or later, if it doesn’t touch the world’s conscience, it will touch the world’s security,” warned the formidable Indian reporter Barkha Dutt last week, speaking hours after losing her father to Covid. Though Narendra Modi’s government must bear responsibility for the tragedy we are witnessing, other leaders cannot look away. While many in the west are celebrating the rapid rollout of vaccines,.
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The UK will host a summit with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) – a leading scientific coalition – to raise funds for vaccine research and development
The 2022 summit will support the UK and CEPI’s goal of cutting vaccine development time by two-thirds, to 100 days, which could avert future pandemics and save millions of lives
Foreign Secretary and Health Secretary join forces to urge international partners, including the G7 and EU, to come together to strengthen global health security.
Plans to speed up vaccine development to prevent future pandemics and save lives will be boosted by a UK-hosted summit to raise investment from the international community.