Coronavirus: One year on from the WHO’s pandemic declaration
By DW
14 March 2021 |
4:14 pm
March 11 marks one year since the World Health Organization described COVID as a pandemic. With vaccine issues still prevalent, the end of the coronavirus is not yet in sight.
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