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Coronavirus global update: The worst-hit nations and UNGA vaccine plan

193 members of the UN General Assembly have adopted by consensus a resolution that calls for "equitable, efficient and timely" access to any future vaccines developed to fight Covid-19

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In the United States, almost 766,000 have contracted the disease so far, and more than 40,000 have died.

BS Web Team New Delhi
As the world nears 2.5 million coronavirus cases and records over 166,000 deaths — the US, Spain, Italy France and Germany remain the worst hit nations, according to Johns Hopkins University. 

Meanwhile, the 193 members of the UN General Assembly have adopted by consensus a resolution that calls for "equitable, efficient and timely" access to any future vaccines developed to fight Covid-19. The resolution was drafted by Mexico and received US support, calls for strengthening the "scientific international cooperation necessary to combat Covid-19 and to bolster coordination," including with the private sector.


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