In order to speed up the development of vaccines and treatments that will fundamentally address the Corona19 crisis, major countries around the world have pledged nearly 10 trillion won in financial aid.

Our time Today (5th) At the dawn of the day, Ursula Ponderaien, chairman of the European Commission's 'Corona 19 online video conference for international response', leaders from more than 30 countries participated, 7.4 billion euros, 9,900 billion Korean won I decided to give a circle.

The videoconference is a joint fundraising event organized by the European Commission and the chairs of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Norway and 20 other countries, Saudi Arabia, Canada and Japan.

The fundraising will be divided into vaccine development, treatment, and infection testing through international health organizations, including the International Association of Private Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases Innovation and World Vaccine Immunization.

In relation to the event, the European Commission chairman Pondelaien said, "We need additional funding, and this is just the beginning of an international commitment marathon."

By country, Germany promised to support 520 million euros, France to 500 million euros, Korea 50 million dollars, and we decided to release 61.3 billion won.

Melinda Gates, co-founder of the humanitarian organization Bill and the Melinda Gates Foundation, has also agreed to send $ 100 million and pop star Madonna to $ 1.1 million.

However, while major countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa showed strong willingness to cooperate, the United States, the world's No. 1 economy, did not participate in the event.

The United States has been evading a multilateral approach on international issues after President Trump took his initiative as a banner and took office.

In particular, the United States has had conflicts in various fields such as the European Union, which led the conference, trade, security, and the environment.

Russia, which is experiencing friction with the European Union due to security concerns, was also not participating in the event.