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The recommendation is part of a draft resolution jointly conceived by Australia and the European Union
At the 73rd session of the World Health Assembly to be held in Geneva during May 18-19, India is expected to join a large group of countries to identify scientific “events” that could have contributed to the spread of the novel Corona virus and the consequent COVID-19 pandemic.
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The recommendation is part of a draft resolution jointly conceived by Australia and the European Union which got several other countries including Russia, Brazil and South Africa to support evaluation of possible food and animals-related sources that could have led to the spread of the deadly pandemic.
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“The Seventy-third World Health Assembly requests the Director General to … identify the zoonotic source of the virus and the route of introduction to the human population, including the possible role of intermediate hosts, including through efforts such as scientific and collaborative field missions, which will enable targeted interventions and a research agenda t