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WASHINGTON, Dec 8  — The United Nations (UN) on Monday declared Dec 27 as the “International Day of Epidemic Preparedness” as the coronavirus has taken over a million lives since emerging nearly a year ago, Anadolu Agency reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The General Assembly proclaimed the day “to highlight the importance of the prevention of, preparedness for and partnerships against epidemic,” said the UN in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The adoption came days after hundreds of world leaders took part in a virtual special session of the\u00a0international body in response to COVID-19.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"epidemic\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

They demanded urgent action to guarantee equitable distribution of coronavirus vaccines during their addresses Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vietnam’s UN Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy introduced the text, saying COVID\u201119 is not the first pandemic, nor will it be the last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The pandemic caught us off guard, but it also has served as a wake\u2011up call for improving our preparedness,” he said in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worldwide, the death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 1.5 million since the virus was first detected in Wuhan, China in December last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of infections totals more than 67.5 million and recoveries over 43 million, according to the latest figures from US-based Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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