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By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA, May 12 (Reuters) - A new global system should be set up to respond faster to disease outbreaks, which could ensure that no future virus causes a pandemic as devastating as COVID-19, an independent World Health Organization review panel said on Wednesday.
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A new global system should be set up to respond faster to disease outbreaks to help ensure no future virus causes a pandemic as devastating as COVID-19, an independent World Health Organization review panel led by former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said on Wednesday.
Here s the latest on the pandemic from around the world.
Europe
Germany
Germans desperate to be vaccinated against the coronavirus are becoming increasingly aggressive, doctors said on Wednesday, as frustration mounts after six months of lockdowns even though infection rates are now falling.
South Africa registered 2,759 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 1,602,031. A further 72 Covid-19-related deaths were reported, taking total deaths to 54,968.