Photo taken in Brussels, Belgium on May 24, 2021 shows the live stream of the 74th World Health Assembly held at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) kicked off on Monday to stress the urgency of ending the current COVID-19 pandemic and preventing the next one by building a healthier, safer and fairer world. Xinhua/Zheng Huansong
Photo taken in Brussels, Belgium on May 24, 2021 shows the live stream of the 74th World Health Assembly held at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) kicked off on Monday to stress the urgency of ending the current COVID-19 pandemic and preventing the next one by building a healthier, safer and fairer world. Xinhua/Zheng Huansong


GENEVA: The 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) kicked off on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) to stress the urgency of ending the current Covid-19 pandemic and preventing the next one by building a healthier, safer and fairer world.

More than a year into the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, cases worldwide have risen 40-fold to more than 160 million while the number of deaths has increased 11 times to more than 3 million, according to World Health Organization (WHO) statistics.

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