As the world grapples with the novel coronavirus disease that has sickened upwards of 3.1 million people and caused the deaths of more than 217,000, India and the European Union (EU) are working together to develop a vaccine to combat the SARS-CoV2 virus that causes covid-19, says EU’s ambassador to India, Ugo Astuto.
In an interview to Mint, the ambassador also spoke of the need to strengthen multilateralism and a rules based world order underpinned by the values of democracy.
He also expressed support for the World Health Organisation (WHO), revealing that the EU would host an online pledging conference on 4 May to raise funds to fill gaps for developing rapid diagnostics, treatments and vaccines worldwide.
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