White House announces second global Covid-19 summit for May – The National
- Date: 18-Apr-2022
- Source: The National
- Sector:Healthcare
- Country:Middle East
White House announces second global Covid-19 summit for May – The National
Nations are to connect online next month for a second coronavirus summit, according to a joint statement released by the White House on Monday.
At the top of the agenda for May 12 is strengthening “collective efforts to end the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic and prepare for future health threats”, the statement by the US, chairs of the G7, G20, African Union and Caribbean Communities said.
The last summit was co-ordinated by the US in September 2021, before more-transmissible variants of the virus swept the world.