India to expand genome sequencing network to neighbourhood: PM Modi at global summit - The Indian Express

To facilitate a coordinated response to future health emergencies, the prime minister calls for reforming the World Health Organization, streamlining its approval process for vaccines and therapeutics and relaxing World Trade Organization rules.

With genomic surveillance playing a crucial role in tracking new variants of concerns of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that India’s genomic sequencing netw… [+3472 chars]

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