The US government has requested 300 million doses of a possible vaccine for "Covid-19", which AstraZeneca and Oxford University are developing, and while the United States has recorded 1,561 deaths from the new Corona virus, over the past 24 hours, US President Donald Trump has insisted on returning to life. Natural, especially by inviting the Group of Seven major industrialized countries to a meeting in the presence of the leaders, while Brazil recorded about 20 thousand new cases of Corona virus in one day for the first time.
In detail, the Ministry of Health and Human Services said yesterday that the US government has requested 300 million doses of a possible vaccine for "Covid-19", which AstraZeneca and Oxford University are developing, and hopes to have the first dose ready by next October.
"This contract with AstraZeneca is a major step towards a safe and effective vaccine, and it is widely available by 2021," US Health Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement.
The United States recorded 1,561 deaths from the emerging corona virus during the past 24 hours, bringing the total deaths from the "Covid-19" epidemic in this country to 93,400 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University census.
US President Donald Trump insists on returning to normal life, especially by inviting the Group of Seven major industrialized countries to a meeting in the presence of leaders, while the American continent is witnessing a rise in the death toll from the emerging corona virus, especially in Peru and Brazil.
He suggested Trump - who is facing sharp criticism for his health crisis in the United States, wants to re-launch the economy at any price, months before the presidential election - held a summit at Camp David in northern Washington in June, instead of the scheduled meeting video.
He wrote in a tweet that this would be "a wonderful symbol for everyone, the normalization of the situation!". This statement elicited cautious reactions from several G7 leaders, who linked their upcoming positions to the health status and recommendations of experts.
William Hesselstein, an American scientist in the field of cancer, AIDS and human genetics, said that governments should not count on the emergence of a successful Covid-19 vaccine soon, when they make decisions about easing restrictions to combat the pandemic.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore yesterday, the number of people who have been infected with the Corona virus (Covid-19) since the beginning of the epidemic has exceeded five million.
And Brazil is in the first row, as it witnesses an acceleration in the spread of the epidemic, with a daily result that rose to 1179 deaths.
Brazil recorded about 20 thousand new infections with the Coruna virus in one day for the first time, according to the health authorities announced the day before yesterday.
Another 888 people died, taking the total death toll to 18,859 people.
The situation is also difficult in Peru, the second country affected by the virus after Brazil in Latin America, and yesterday, the number of infections exceeded 100,000 and 3,000 deaths.
In Spain, where about 28,000 people died, Barcelona reopened its beaches and gardens.
However, the government extended the state of alert until June 6, and imposed the wearing of protective masks, starting at the age of six, in all public places where it is difficult to maintain distances, including streets.
In Moscow, the Russian health authorities announced yesterday that 127 new deaths related to the Corona virus were recorded during the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 3099 deaths.
In Tehran, the Iranian Workers' News Agency quoted the Deputy Minister of Health, Qassem Jan Babai, as saying yesterday that about 10,000 health workers were infected with the Corona virus.
And Indonesia recorded, yesterday, the highest daily increase in the number of cases of infection «Corona», taking the total infections to 20 thousand and 162.
Trump calls for "normalization" of the situation, and the "Covid-19" epidemic is spreading in the Americas.