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UK hails G7 declaration on preventing future pandemics
CARBIS BAY, United Kingdom, June 12, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday acclaimed a “historic” action plan by G7 nations to prevent future pandemics, after Covid-19 wrecked economies and claimed millions of lives around the world.
“Under this agreement, the world’s leading democracies will commit to preventing a global pandemic from ever happening again, ensuring the devastation caused by Covid-19 is never repeated,” Johnson tweeted in reference to the “Carbis Bay Declaration” to be agreed at the G7 summit in Britain.
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