Global leaders meet next month to discuss ending the ‘acute phase’ of COVID-19

US President Joe Biden (right) attends the global summit on COVID-19 with world leaders in September 2021 in an online form – Photo: REUTERS

“The Summit will redouble our joint efforts to end the critical phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future health threats,” the statement was posted on the website. Web site of the White House on April 18 said.

The conference will be co-chaired by the United States, Germany, the chair of the G7, Indonesia, the chair of the G20, Senegal, the president of the African Union, and Belize, the chair of the Caribbean group of countries CARICOM.

The 2nd meeting of global leaders on COVID-19 takes place amid the pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 6 million people and severely affected the global economy and trade over the past 2 years. .

In September 2021, when presiding over the first conference, US President Joe Biden called for increased efforts to ensure every country can vaccinate 70% of its population by September 2022, according to AFP news agency. .

Currently, although the global death rate from COVID-19 has decreased, the virus continues to spread, making many countries still unable to completely lift restrictions, in which the Chinese city of Shanghai is still is under blockade.

However, the joint statement of the host countries in May 2022 calls on the world, from leaders to citizens, NGOs, philanthropists and the private sector, to make commitments. new results, find solutions for vaccination, save lives and promote health security.

“The emergence and spread of new variants, such as Omircon, further underscores the need for a strategy to control COVID-19 globally,” the statement read.

The statement also emphasized the need to focus on preventing similar disasters from happening in the future. “We need to be prepared to build, maintain, and finance a global capacity to not only combat emerging virus variants of COVID-19 but also future health crises.” , the statement said.