প্রকাশ: 09/03/2022
After two years the
Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over and could be prolonged further due to
"scandalously unequal" vaccine distribution, the UN secretary-general
warned Wednesday.
"The pandemic's most tragic toll has been on the health
and lives of millions, with more than 446 million cases worldwide, more than
six million deaths confirmed, and countless more grappling with worsening
mental health," said UN chief Antonio Guterres in a statement marking the
second anniversary of the global crisis.
"Thanks to unprecedented public health measures, and
the extraordinarily rapid development and deployment of vaccines, many parts of
the world are bringing the pandemic under control," he said.
"But it would be a grave mistake to think the pandemic
is over."
Guterres noted that the "distribution of vaccines
remains scandalously unequal," and that while 1.5 billion doses of vaccine
are produced each month, "nearly three billion people are still waiting
for their first shot."
"This failure is the direct result of policy and
budgetary decisions that prioritize the health of people in wealthy countries
over the health of people in poor countries," said Guterres.
He added that the two-tiered recovery is "a recipe for
more variants, more lockdowns and more sorrow and sacrifice in every
country."
The statement concluded by calling on the whole world to
"re-dedicate ourselves to ending this pandemic...and closing this sad
chapter in humanity's history, once and for all."
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