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"We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic," says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urging the world to seize the opportunity to end the pandemic. SOUNDBITE
Production has been halted in the world's biggest chocolate plant, run by Swiss giant Barry Callebaut in the Belgian town of Wieze, after salmonella contaminations were found. IMAGES
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the Covid-19 pandemic will be over when "the world chooses to end it", adding "we have all the tools we need, but the world has not used those tools well". SOUNDBITE
The world should be prepared for the coronavirus to continue to circulate long-term despite the roll-out of vaccines, the head of the EU's health agency ECDC Andrea Ammon tells AFP in an interview conducted via video call. "It seems more likely that it would stay. It seems very well adapted to humans. So we should be prepared that it will remain with us," she said in an interview. SOUNDBITE
A fire breaks out at India's Serum Institute, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer producing millions of doses of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine. But a company source said production of drugs to prevent coronavirus was not affected, saying that the blaze was at a new plant under construction. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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