Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) US President Joe Biden's visit to India for the upcoming G20 leaders' summit is on and he will be leaving for New Delhi on Thursday.
Biden has tested negative for Covid-19 after First Lady Jill Biden tested positive.
He will take the usual precautions mandated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because of possible exposure to the virus, wearing masks at public events.
But his visit is on.
Press secretary Jen Psaki has been indicating for weeks that the Biden administration would not allow the export of doses manufactured in the U.S. any time soon.
The world’s singular focus right now should be to keep transmission of COVID-19 as low as possible, said Dr. Michael Ryan, director of WHO's emergencies program.
One of the spike protein mutations is seen in the variants discovered early on in Brazil and South Africa, and, now, the new variant in New York.
That's despite the challenges faced by other countries, including Canada, in procuring vaccine doses from outside the United States.
City officials also have visited Chinatowns in San Francisco and Oakland this week to address residents' safety concerns and condemn the violence.
Tedros added that WHO expected to make a decision “in the next few days” on whether it would recommend an emergency use listing for the AstraZeneca vaccine.