WHO slams ‘racist’ calls for Africa to be vaccine testing ground

Issued on: 06/04/2020 – 22:02Modified: 06/04/2020 – 22:02

In tonight's edition: The World Health Organization chief angrily slammed recent comments made by scientists suggesting a vaccine for the new coronavirus should be tested in Africa as "racist" and a hangover from the "colonial mentality". Ivory Coast police on Monday clashed with protesters who had begun dismantling a half-builtcoronavirus testing centre, afraid that people using the facility would spread the epidemic through their district. And finally chilRead More – Source

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