US announces Virtual Global COVID-19 Summit

AFP on Monday reported that according to the officials of the White House a global summit to chart an end to the Covid-19 crisis will take place on May 12. Other than this future plans will also be discussed at this summit. According to the reports, the virtual meeting will be co-chaired by the United States, along with current G7 president Germany, G20 president Indonesia, African Union chair Senegal, and Belize, the current chair of the CARICOM Caribbean grouping. According to the Agence France-Presse AFP reports, the countries in a joint statement said: "The summit will redouble our collective efforts to end the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic and prepare for future health threats."

Also, on Saturday. The White House administration informed that President Joe Biden will organize a special in-person summit with ASEAN leaders on May 12-13. Prior to the summit, the leaders in a joint statement said, "In advance of the May 12 Summit, we are calling on world leaders, members of civil society, non-governmental organizations, philanthropists, and the private sector to make new commitments and bring solutions to vaccinate the world, save lives now, and build better health security.”