Washington announces a world summit on the Covid-19 on May 12

A volunteer pharmacist prepares a dose of vaccine in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

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The stated goal of the United States is to end the Covid-19 epidemic and prepare for future health threats.

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With our correspondent in Washington,

The pandemic is not over, says the head of the fight against the coronavirus at the World Health Organization.

This is no doubt also one of the reasons why participants will keep their distance and that all of this will happen virtually.

This summit, the second of its kind to be organized at the initiative of Joe Biden, will be co-chaired by the United States, Germany, currently at the head of the G7, Indonesia, at the head of the G20, Senegal , at the head of the African Union and Belize, at the head of the organization of the Caribbean countries.

The organizers want to get out of the acute phase of the pandemic and prepare to face other health crises.

Even if in many countries, the mortality figures are down, the contagiousness of the Omicron variant still prevents a return to normal.

Millions of people remain confined, especially in China where protest is visible

despite very strict measures.

Difficulties also exist in the United States.

A few hours after the announcement of the organization of this summit, a federal judge in Florida declared illegal the obligation to wear a mask in public transport, whether air or rail.

The Biden administration had just extended it for another two weeks.

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