'A world free of COVID-19 requires the most massive public health effort in history,' says United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. coronavirus
RAMADAN. A picture taken on April 24, 2020, shows Saudi policemen standing guard next to the Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque, on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Photo by STR/AFP
"We face a global public enemy like no other," Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a virtual briefing on Friday, April 24, asking for international organizations, world leaders and the private sector to join hands.The vaccine should be safe, affordable and available to all, Guterres stressed at the meeting, which was also attended by the leaders of Germany and France.
As experts – and disinfectant manufacturers – rushed to caution against any such dangerous experiment, the president tried to walk back his comments, saying he had been speaking"sarcastically." The mayor of the state's capital Atlanta condemned the"irresponsible" move, telling ABC News:"There is nothing essential about going to a bowling alley or giving a manicure in the middle of a pandemic.""I actually had a great time," beamed Tili Banks, 41, as she and a friend left a bowling alley.
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