As Kerala’s health minister between 2016 and 2021, KK Shailaja, 66, created history with her efficient handling of two major virus outbreaks the Nipah virus in 2018 and the subsequent COVID-19 pandemic that destabilised the world.
The move will provide a clearer chain of command with other benefits such as greater efficiencies, but some ask whether high degree of autonomy will be affected.
Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigned Tuesday as a campaign against corruption continues to spread. State media blamed Phuc for wrongdoing by officials he supervised.