Xi says WHO’s key role must be given full play

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that the key role of the World Health Organization (WHO) must be given full play in the ongoing fight against COVID-19, Xinhua reported.

"We must put people and their lives above anything else, scale up information sharing and collective efforts, and enhance public health and medical cooperation," he said while delivering a keynote speech via video at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021.