KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin joined several world leaders tonight in calling for global collaboration to accelerate work in coming up with a vaccine for Covid-19 that is ravaging the world.
Speaking at the launch of the Access to Covid-19 Tools (ACT) accelerator hosted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) via live teleconference, he offered Malaysia’s full support for the landmark global collaboration.
He said the world has to work together to accelerate the development and production of tools and vaccines as well as to assure equitable global access to new Covid-19 essential health technologies.
“Malaysia is fully committed to being part of this time-bound effort and to take on the manufacturing of some of these tools and vaccines as they become available.
“And I urge leaders across the globe, donors, the private sector and the scientific community to support this important effort to win this war against Covid-19,” he said in his remarks.
Saying that he is honoured to join this important global call, the prime minister pointed out that Covid-19 “has impacted all of our lives and the global economy in ways never before experienced in living memory.”
“The only way we can destroy this common invisible enemy of ours is through solidarity and cooperation,” he said. – April 24, 2020, Bernama
