MOSCOW -- Some countries are trying to justify their insufficient COVID-19 response measures by attacking the World Health Organization (WHO), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Saturday.
"I don't want the desire to unite to get politicized. I see signs of politicization in attacks on the WHO," Lavrov said.
"In my opinion, the attacks are a manifestation of the desire to excuse certain actions that were too late, too insufficient," he added.
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GENEVA -- There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection, the World Health Organization said in a daily situation report on Saturday.
"As of 24 April 2020, no study has evaluated whether the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 confers immunity to subsequent infection by this virus in humans," stressed the UN health agency.
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WASHINGTON -- "Don't defend Trump, other than the China Travel Ban -- attack China," a detailed memo sent by the National Republican Senatorial Committee to GOP campaigns has advised, urging Republican candidates to address the COVID-19 pandemic by aggressively attacking China.
The 57-page strategy document, obtained by Politico on Friday, includes advice on everything from how to tie Democratic candidates to the Chinese government to how to deal with accusations of racism, according to a Politico report.
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CANBERRA -- "There will be an additional overlay of biosecurity at our airports for years to come," Peter Dutton, Australian minister for home affairs, said Sunday.
He told Sky News Australia that following the pandemic the Australian Border Force will have responsibility for biosecurity measures at airports.
"We don't know what will happen next flu season, we don't know whether there will be another pandemic in 12 months or 12 years' time," he said. Enditem
