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December 26, 2020

Don’t squander sacrifices of 2020: WHO chief

GENEVA: The sacrifices made to protect people during the coronavirus pandemic must not be squandered over the festive period, the World Health Organisation’s chief said in a Christmas message.Millions were making "heart-wrenching sacrifices" by staying away from loved ones on Christmas Day, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a video clip posted to Twitter late on Thursday, while others will have a missing face at the family table.He said vaccines, now beginning to be deployed in countries...