Coronavirus: donors' conference collects another 6.15 billion euro

2020-06-27T20:10:57.247Z

The global donor summit organized by the European Commission raised € 6.15 billion for the development of new diagnostic methods, treatments and a universal coronavirus vaccine. The community executive has made it known. The event, sponsored by the Global Citizen organization, is part of the "The Global Goal: Unite for our Future" campaign and is a continuation of the fundraising conference organized by the commission on May 4, which had already raised 9.84 billion EUR. After today's marathon, the total amount committed by 40 between governments, philanthropists and the private sector amounts to 15.9 million euros. A commitment was also made to produce 250 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, where available, reserved for low- and middle-income countries.