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A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed - for now - to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic.
GENEVA: Negotiations on a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics came to a close on Friday (May 24) without finalising a deal, though countries voiced the desire to keep pushing for an accord.
World still needs plan to deal with the next pandemic
Negotiations on a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics ended Friday without a deal -- though countries said they wanted to keep pushing for an accord.
GENEVA -- A global treaty to fight pandemics like covid-19 is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed -- for now -- to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic.