Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effortHalf of humanity is still on some form of lockdown or stay-at-home order. [Image: AFP]The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine to defeat the pandemic. "We face a global public enemy like no other," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a virtual briefing on Friday, asking for international organizations, world leaders and the private sector to join the effort. SEE ALSO: UN: 28% of people think men are justified to beat wives"A world free of COVID-19 requires the most massive public health effort in history." Any vaccine should be safe, affordable and available to all, Guterres said at the meeting, which was also attended by the leaders of Germany and France.

Source: Standard Digital April 26, 2020 04:52 UTC