An independent coalition of global leaders has made recommendations on how to prevent future outbreaks from becoming global pandemics or rather Disease X, the next pandemic.
Estonia s President Kersti Kaljulaid passed the first round of interviews as a candidate for the head of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). She is one of eight candidates running for the position of secretary-general. After the first round of consultations, the Czech and Polish candidate received the least support and withdrew their candidacies from further competition. So there are eight candidates left in the competition, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Angelika Lebedev told ERR on Tuesday.
The first round took place on January 7-8 and the second is due to be held on January 21-22. The last round is likely to take place in March. Current secretary-general Angel Gurri s third term in office will end in May 2021.