Complacency in fight against the disease can cost India dear as Pakistan remains a hotbed for the infection, officials warn
In a meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee, the World Health Organization (WHO) voiced its concern over the international spread of wild polio virus. Indian travellers to high-risk polio endemic countries, including neighbours Pakistan and Afghanistan, will need to get vaccinated before visiting them, officials said.
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