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World needs to spend at least $100 bln on new tools to fight virus - WHO

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13 August, 2020, 10:20 pm
Last modified: 13 August, 2020, 10:26 pm

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World needs to spend at least $100 bln on new tools to fight virus - WHO

More than 20.69 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and almost 750,000​have died

Reuters
13 August, 2020, 10:20 pm
Last modified: 13 August, 2020, 10:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) are pictured during the World Health Assembly (WHA) following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) are pictured during the World Health Assembly (WHA) following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

The world needs to spend at least $100 billion on new tools to address the coronavirus pandemic, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.

US recruits scientists abroad for Covid-19 vaccine trials, pledges access to supply

More than 20.69 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and almost 750,000​have died, according to a Reuters tally.

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