WHO countries prolong talks on pandemic accord

GENEVA: World Health Organization members on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) extended negotiations on a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics for up to a year, as the WHO chief warned that the next crisis was just a matter of time.

Two years of talks on a deal ended on May 24 without a finalized agreement, chiefly due to differences between well-off nations and those who felt cut adrift during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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