WHO-led coalition needs US$31.3bln to fight Covid-19

The World Health Organization-led coalition fighting the coronavirus needs US$31.3 billion (RM133.7 billion) over the next 12 months to develop and roll out tests, treatments and vaccines, it said.

It said US$3.4 billion (RM14.53 billion) had been contributed to date, leaving a funding gap of US$27.9 billion (RM119.2 billion), of which US$13.7 billion (RM58.5 billion) was "urgently needed"...