TNPSC Thervupettagam

73rd World Health Assembly Meeting

May 22 , 2020 1428 days 870 0
  • The Coalition of 120 nations including India has provided their support to Australia’s push in the World Health Organization (WHO). 
  • They supported the resolution called 'Resolution on COVID 19 Response' to conduct investigation on China over the origin of COVID-19.
  • It was for an independent inquiry into the origin of the COVID-19 virus.
  • China and US are not the part of this resolution.
  • Moreover China also opposed the investigation.
  • Currently, the available information reveals that the coronavirus is a zoonotic disease
  • The Zoonotic sources are animals from which the diseases can transmit to humans.
  • The World Organization for Animal Health will conduct field missions to identify the zoonotic source of the virus.
  • The World Health Assembly is WHO's decision-making body.
  • The members of the assembly meet every year in Geneva in Switzerland during the month of May.

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