CNA:[3] Russia’s President Vladimir Putin told G20 leaders on Saturday that Russia was ready to provide its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to other countries who need it.[4] Russia is also preparing its second and third vaccine, Putin said, adding that creation of vaccine portfolio was “our common goal”.[5] A World Health Organization (WHO) special Covid-19 envoy predicted a third wave of the pandemic in Europe in early 2021, if governments repeat what he said was a failure to do what was needed to prevent the second wave of infections.[6] Pakistani scientists have developed a software, based on artificial intelligence that can help to detect Covid-19 in less than one minute, Science Diplomacy Pakistan, a division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, tweeted on Saturday, reports Daily Times. [7] The Nepali government has sent requests to a number of the countries that are producing COVID-19 vaccines seeking early availability of vaccines when they are proved effective.
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