WTO members renew debate on deadline for TRIPS expansion talks

After agreeing on Friday to extend the deadline of the negotiations on whether to include tests and treatments in a intellectual property-related decision on COVID-19 vaccines, World Trade Organization members on Monday are at an impasse once again following a proposal by a handful of countries to set a new end-of-March deadline. The agenda item on the issue was suspended at the General Council meeting on Monday so that delegations could consult among themselves about how to resolve the issue,...