Following criticism from the US, the UN has announced a review of the global health agency's response to the pandemic to be led by former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark and former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Former NZ PM to lead review of WHO global coronavirus response
The WHO chief reiterated his calls for global unity and decried a general lack of leadership, but he made no reference to the Trump administration giving formal one-year notice this week of its intent to withdraw the US from the UN health agency.
"My hope is that the defining crisis of our age will likewise remind all people that the best way forward and all the only way forward is together."Sebian police officers and protesters angry about the reimposition of coronavirus restrictions clashed in front of the parliament building in Belgrade this week.
The clashes followed an announcement earlier this week from President Aleksandar Vucic that further lockdown measures were likely as the outbreak in the country has intensified. So far, Indonesia has recorded 70,736 cases. Public health researchers suspect that due to the limited scope of testing so far, the actual case total could be far higher, though the Government denies this, and has told people not to panic.
Mr Yurianto attributed the increasing new cases to people not wearing masks as Indonesia eased lockdowns to help revive the economy.
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