A WHO official announced today that the emerging coronavir virus "Covid-19" is accelerating alarmingly in Africa and the Balkans, while infections around the world exceed 15 million, most of them in America, which has allocated about two billion dollars to develop a vaccine.

Mike Ryan, head of the WHO emergency program, said today that infection is accelerating in Africa and that there are worrying trends of infection in southern Europe and the Balkans.

"Certainly the Americas are still the main hotspot ... North, Central and South America, but the virus has started to accelerate in Africa," Ryan told Radio Newstock in his hometown Ireland. And 737 deaths.

It is noteworthy that South Africa has the highest rates of infection on the African continent by about 374 thousand cases and more than 5,100 deaths.

According to a statistic of the French Press Agency, until four o'clock GMT today, the number of injuries worldwide increased to more than 15 million, including more than a million recorded in less than five days.

The United States of America remained the most affected country, with 3 million and 915 thousand and 780 injuries (142 thousand and 312 deaths).

In a surprising development, US President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time that the virus was taking "alarming" proportions in parts of the United States, recommending the muzzle.

The US government has agreed to allocate $ 1.95 billion for 100 million doses of the vaccine against the virus.

The vaccine is being developed by the US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German Biontec, according to the European company.

Biontech said in a statement that the United States has the option to purchase "500 million additional doses," adding that "US citizens will receive the vaccine free of charge in line with the commitment of the United States government to provide Covid-19 vaccines for free."

In Australia, the government announced today 502 new infections, bringing the total number of infections to 13,000 in countries that have been praised for their effective management of the crisis, which indicates that no country is immune to the virus.

For its part, the Governor of Tokyo, Yoriko Koki, called on the residents of her region to stay at home on the eve of a long weekend in Japan, while the number of daily infections with the virus is steadily increasing in the Japanese capital.

This comes the day after the European Union reached a "historic" economic recovery agreement worth 750 billion euros, after four days of marathon and difficult negotiations in Brussels.

Injuries in Golani

In Israel, the army announced today that 12 soldiers of the 51st Brigade of the Elite Golani Brigade have been infected with the virus.

The Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, quoting the army, said that they had been wounded in recent days and had been transferred to external facilities for treatment.

The number of wounded in the Israeli army rose to 886, according to Wednesday's "Willa" website. 7558 soldiers, officers and army personnel are subject to quarantine.

Earlier today, the Israeli Ministry of Health announced that the total number of injuries reached 54,663, of whom 430 died.

In the Arab world, according to the French Press Agency, there were 23,784 deaths out of a million, 38,655 injuries.

Today, Iraq announced that 92 deaths were recorded, 706 injuries and 197 recovery. In Kuwait, the Ministry of Health announced the registration of 5 deaths, 751 injuries and 601 recovery.

In Bahrain, two deaths and 894 injuries were recorded, and 1083 recovered. In Palestine, 356 injuries and 16 recoveries were recorded.

Saudi Arabia announced 2331 injuries, 44 deaths and 3139 recoveries. In Qatar, the Ministry of Health announced that there were three deaths, 441 injuries and 450 recoveries.

In the context, the United States announced providing more than $ 46 million in aid to Iraq to counter the virus. As of Tuesday, the number of injuries in Iraq reached 97,159, including 3,950 deaths, 64,950 cases of recovery.