The annual conference of the World Health Organization kicked off on Monday with a video conference with representatives of 194 countries to discuss coordinating international efforts to combat the Corona pandemic. For his part, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that his country has always dealt with transparency in everything related to the pandemic, and supports an investigation into the circumstances of the outbreak of the virus, after controlling it.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed at the opening of the annual conference of the United Nations that the role of the World Health Organization is indispensable, and stressed that it needs greater resources to provide support to developing countries. The Chinese president pledged $ 2 billion to fight the virus globally over two years.
President Xi expressed his country's support for a thorough investigation of the global response to the Corona virus crisis under the leadership of the World Health Organization, after the pandemic becomes under control. China had vehemently opposed Australia's call last month for an international investigation into the Coronavirus pandemic.
Draft resolution
On the other hand, Reuters reported that a draft resolution will be put to a vote at the annual conference of the WHO calls for an independent review of the origins of the Coronavirus, which first appeared in China at the end of last year. The project received the support of 116 countries, which is enough to pass it.
194 Member States of the World Health Organization participate in the conference, and the annual conference was reduced from three weeks to two days only.
However, the chances of reaching agreement on global measures to tackle the Corona crisis are threatened by the deterioration of political relations between the two largest economies in the world regarding the crisis itself, as the past weeks witnessed a war of words between Washington and Beijing over the management of the crisis, after repeated US accusations to China to hide information about the extent of the spread The disease and its spread in various countries of the world.
Last week, US President Donald Trump threatened to cut his country's relations with China, due to its role in the Corona virus, and before that Washington cut its funding to the World Health Organization after accusing it of siding with Beijing and not dealing firmly with the Corona crisis.
The European Continent The Italian Civil Defense announced yesterday that the Corona virus has caused the death of 145 people in Italy during the past 24 hours, the lowest daily number since the start of the global quarantine in the country on March 9. The country recorded the largest daily number of corona deaths on March 27, at 969 cases.
Today, most companies and stores in the European country will reopen today, including restaurants, bars, cafes, hairdressing salons and retail stores, and gyms, swimming pools, cinemas and theaters will be opened on May 25. The government has announced that it reserves the right to impose additional restrictions if cases of HIV infection re-rise.
In Denmark, cafes and restaurants are opening their doors again today, in addition to more schools, amid further mitigation of the measures taken to stop the spread of the new Corona virus, and the authorities said that social separation is still necessary.
Funding in Britain
On the other hand, the British government announced yesterday to allocate an additional 84 million pounds (94 million euros) to support research into the development of a vaccine against the Corona virus pandemic. On Sunday, the country - the third largest outpost of the virus - recorded 170 new deaths from the disease, the lowest daily toll since the start of the isolation.
The London government has previously invested 47 million pounds (53 million euros) in research conducted by the Imperial College University in London and the Oxford University's Jenier Institute. Both institutions are members of the working group that the authorities created in mid-April to tackle the Corona virus.
In terms of the epidemiological situation in the world, the number of people infected with the virus has exceeded 4.7 million, according to Johns Hopkins University, according to US statistics. About 316,000 of them died, and more than 1.73 million recovered. The United States topped the countries of the world in the number of injuries by 1.5 million, then Russia by more than 281 thousand, and Britain by nearly 245 thousand.
The Asian Continent
On the Asian continent, the National Health Commission of China said Monday that the country recorded seven new cases of coronavirus yesterday, up from five cases the previous day.
In neighboring South Korea, 15 new cases of the new Corona virus were recorded today in the last 24 hours, and the South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported that the country recorded one new death yesterday, bringing the total to 263 cases.
America, Brazil
and the United States have recorded 820 deaths from the Corona virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to about 90,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University census. The daily death toll is the lowest in the country since the tenth of this month.
And in South America, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday greeted hundreds of his supporters who gathered outside the presidential residence, challenging the social rule imposed to face the new Corona virus, which has killed more than 16 thousand people and infected more than 240 thousand, making Brazil the fourth largest global focus For the pandemic.
As he approached his supporters, who gathered behind a metal barrier in Brasilia, President Bolsonaro said, "Receiving a supportive demonstration is a pleasure (...) This strengthens us." These scenes were published on the President's accounts on social media, and he appeared wearing a mask and accompanied by a number of his ministers. At the weekend, the Brazilian President continued to criticize the country's quarantine measures, without making any comments regarding the increasing number of disease victims.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday greeted hundreds of his supporters who gathered outside the presidential residence, defying the social rule imposed to confront the Corona virus.
Arab countries
The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord in Libya decided on Sunday to impose a total curfew during the days of Eid Al-Fitr, as part of measures to combat the Corona virus. The National Center for Disease Control in Libya announced yesterday that 7 cases of HIV infection had been cured, bringing the number of people recovering to 35. The number of infections in the country was stable at 65, including 3 deaths, according to the data of the National Center.
In Egypt, Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly said on Sunday that the curfew will start at five in the evening instead of nine in the evening from next Sunday until Friday May 29, and it was decided to stop the mass transport movement to limit the spread of the Corona virus during the week of Eid Al Fitr.
In Palestine, wearing the muzzle became a condition for entering the mosque to perform the Friday prayers and Eid al-Fitr, unlike other measures that include spacing and leaving the handshake. The Palestinian authorities recorded 560 injuries, including 387 in the West Bank and the suburbs of occupied Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, along with 173 unconfirmed injuries in Jerusalem, due to the Israeli prevention of the Ministry of Health from working inside the city, while the number of recovery cases reached 452.
In Iraq, the Ministry of Interior announced the imposition of a fine of 50 thousand dinars (about $ 42) against those who are not obligated to wear a muzzle or glove in public places. As of Sunday, Iraq recorded 3404 cases of corona, including 123 deaths, and 2218 recovery cases.
In Sudan, the official news agency announced the government's decision to extend the country's airports closure to passenger traffic for international and domestic flights until May 31, while the airports will remain open only for cargo flights, humanitarian aid, companies operating in oil fields and evacuation flights for foreign nationals.