Boosting production, crucial for least developed countries, post pandemic

The world’s poorest countries will remain on the margins of the global economy if States are unable to boost economic production, and the international community fails to provide more support, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned.

COVID-19 mass virus testing: China closing county near Myanmar

The Chinese government on Saturday said everyone in a county in the southwest region near Myanmar will be tested for the coronavirus following a spike in infections.

UN chief urges G20 finance chiefs to support global COVID vaccine plan, climate finance

New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world’s largest economies to spearhead a global COVID-19 vaccination plan, expand debt relief to developing countries battered by the pandemic, and step up funding for climate action.

World leaders call for new international treaty to improve pandemic response

New York: A group of world leaders have joined the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) in calling for an international treaty to improve pandemic preparedness and response in the wake of COVID-19, for the sake of future generations.