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Sh3.8tr needed to wipe out virus, says health agency

A volunteer is injected with an experimental Chinese coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as Turkey began final Phase III trials at Kocaeli University Research Hospital in Kocaeli, Turkey September 25, 2020. [Reuters]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) needs at least Sh3.8 trillion to eradicate Covid-19, the global body has said.

In a special communiqué last Friday, WHO said not investing in a timely intervention would cost the global economy more.  

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