 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. (Photo: VNA) |
According to the UN chief, many countries are experiencing shortages of the vaccine, especially India, worsening a dire second wave of infections that has hospitals and morgues overflowing. At the same time, the EU has reserved a surplus of the vaccines.
Guterres also mentioned the risks of coronavirus mutations and new variants as the virus spreads "like wildfire" in multiple areas of the developing world.
