British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Saturday September 26 for unity against future pandemics and insisted before the UN on the need to understand how the new coronavirus has spread.
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As the world approaches one million deaths from Covid-19,
"there is a moral imperative for humanity to be honest"
and understand
"how the pandemic started and was able to spread"
, he said. stated in a recorded message for the UN Virtual General Assembly.
It is not a question of pointing the finger at a particular country or government,
"but of knowing"
to prevent future pandemics, according to Boris Johnson, who himself has been severely affected by the virus, which has killed nearly 42,000 people in the country. UK.
He highlighted the role of the World Health Organization (WHO), which is conducting such a survey, announcing a 30% increase in the British contribution over the next four years, amounting to 340 million pounds (371 million euros).
“If we don't unite to direct our firepower against our common enemy, everyone will be the loser,”
he said, explaining that he would use the British G7 presidency next year to
“bring together the world after the Covid ”
.
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The head of the British government is proposing a plan, developed in particular with the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, which includes, among other things, the establishment of a network of research centers dedicated to zoonoses to
"identify dangerous pathogens before they pass. from animals to humans ”
, as the Covid-19 did.
The plan proposes to develop the production capacity of treatments and vaccines, to design an early warning system at the global level to
“predict pandemics almost as we predict the weather”
, to harmonize health protocols for any future global health emergency, or further reduce trade barriers that have hampered the response to the new coronavirus.