Panel says WHO, govts failed to manage Covid-19

The International Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response issued its report on Wednesday into the global handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, calling for a new transparent global system to be set up for investigating disease outbreaks.

The report, “Covid-19: Make it the last pandemic”, is to be debated at the World Health Organisation's annual ministerial assembly opening on May 24.

Here are the main findings and recommendations of the panel of independent experts led by...