<span style="color: #222222;">According to WHO data, the number of infected cases has crossed 35.53 million worldwide.<br />'' <br />'' WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for solidarity and political commitment by all leaders to ensure equal distribution of vaccines when they become available.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Nine experimental vaccines are in the pipeline of the WHO's COVAX global vaccine facility that aims to distribute 2 billion doses by the end of 2021.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, India continues to lead the global tally, with over 5.7 million recoveries so far. It has achieved a recovery rate of over 85 per cent.</span><br />''