It is looking to buy 225 million doses of the vaccine from the company "CureVac".
Europe is concerned about the renewed spread of "Corona"
French President Emmanuel Macron during his meeting with Merkel, who warned of a doubling of the number of injuries in Germany. Reuters
Europe is concerned about the renewed spread of the new Corona virus after a jump in the number of infections in Germany, where it recorded the highest number since April, and an unprecedented rise in France since last May, and a new wave in Spain with the approaching beginning of the school year, while the European Commission said yesterday, It concluded with the company "Korvac", "preliminary talks" for the possibility of purchasing its vaccine for the disease.
In the face of alarming numbers and an increase in infections, restrictions are being tightened to cope with the development of the epidemic that has killed more than 780,000 people worldwide.
At the same time, the debate about the need to make a future vaccine against the emerging coronavirus mandatory in Australia, but not in the United States, has sparked.
And the United States is still the country most affected, if it recorded 172,965 deaths, including 1,286 cases, yesterday.
But Europe, which has taken strict measures to contain the spread of the epidemic, during the winter and spring seasons, is also concerned about the renewed spread of the epidemic as the end of the summer holiday approaches.
Yesterday, 1707 new infections and 10 deaths from the emerging corona virus were recorded in Germany, in the highest toll since April, the period that was considered the peak of the epidemic, and this brings the total number of infections in the country to 228,621.
The authorities are intensifying their warnings in the face of the high number of injuries, which is associated with a large section of many German tourists returning from abroad.
And the idea of reducing the work week to four days in Germany was again proposed, as a solution to preserve job opportunities, during and after the unprecedented crisis caused by the new Corona virus, a topic that has sparked controversy among companies.
The Chancellor, Angela Merkel, warned that the "doubling of the number of new infections" that are monitored daily "throughout Germany during the past three weeks" constitutes "a development that should not continue, but on the contrary, we must curb it."
This situation prompted the government to declare all parts of Spain and part of the Balkans, the areas that German tourists frequently visit, high-risk areas, and to impose checks and quarantine upon return, and Germany has included the coast of Croatia on the list of dangerous areas.
In Spain, the number of weekly deaths doubled, with 131 deaths recorded in one week, the day before yesterday, while the Madrid region became again the most affected, as at the height of the epidemic.
The number of new infections also jumped, with 6,700 cases recorded yesterday, bringing the total number to more than 370,000, the highest number in Western Europe.
Faced with this new wave, the country decided, last Friday, to close nightclubs and ban smoking in the street if a safe distance of two meters could not be respected, in addition to the mandatory generalization of masks.
France also exceeded, the day before yesterday, the threshold of 3,700 new infections with the Coronavirus, at the highest daily frequency since last May, and in total, more than 16,747,747 cases were recorded during the past week.
And the area of imposing the wearing of the muzzle gradually expanded in the country. In the south, Nice, after Toulouse, imposed the wearing of the muzzle throughout the city.
At the same time, the approaching start of the school year raises fears of teachers who are concerned about the conditions that will surround them, while the rules of physical distancing were greatly relaxed in July, allowing all students to return to the classroom.
"It's an absolutely unprecedented case of unpreparedness," said Sabine Duran, principal of Josephine Baker Elementary School in the Parisian suburb of Banten.
In Ukraine, 2,134 new cases of "Corona" and 40 deaths were recorded yesterday, in what the authorities described as a "record number", considering that the situation "apparently worsened." The Minister of Health, Maxim Stepanov, stated that among the injured 100 children and 160 people Medical personnel.
For its part, the European Commission said yesterday that it had concluded with the giant pharmaceutical company, Curvac, “preliminary talks” for the possibility of purchasing its vaccine for the “Covid-19” disease resulting from infection with the Corona virus.
In the event that a contract is signed between the two parties, the executive arm of the European Union will buy 225 million doses of the vaccine from the German pharmaceutical company, on behalf of 27 European Union countries.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the Commission is still in talks with many vaccine makers, adding that "every round of talks that we conclude with a pharmaceutical company brings us closer to overcoming this virus."
The European Union had earlier reached a similar agreement with the French pharmaceutical company, Sanofi, with the aim of obtaining 300 million doses.
The European Union has already signed a purchase agreement with the pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, to purchase 300 million doses of the "Covid-19" vaccine, if it becomes available and is proven to be safe and effective.
It is not clear at the current stage which company, if any, will succeed in bringing a vaccine to the market.
In Latin America, the number of injuries in Colombia, the fourth most affected country after Brazil, Mexico and Peru, has crossed the half-million mark.
The epidemic has destroyed the dreams of millions of teenage girls in Latin America, who are prohibited from celebrating their 15th birthday, which is the age of adulthood that is a long tradition rooted in the region and is celebrated with the family, until 2021.
In Iran, the symbolic threshold of 20,000 deaths from "Covid-19" has been crossed.
In the United States, where a portion of the population strongly objects to restrictive measures, such as simply wearing a mask, a vaccine against "Covid-19" will not be mandatory, while research is accelerating to find an effective vaccine.
The pandemic could push millions of European families into debt
There is more economic turmoil looming in Europe, at a time when plans to end unprecedented support for workers in light of the outbreak of the Corona epidemic threaten to push millions of families into debt traps.
And Bloomberg News reported that organizations that help individuals solve their financial problems warn of a sharp increase in the number of families burdened with bills that cannot pay, and even in countries rich in savings, such as Germany and Austria, citizens have begun to feel anxious.
"We are already seeing in some regions significantly more inquiries from people seeking advice," Bloomberg quoted Deputy Director of the Organization of Debt Counseling Agencies in Austria, Maria Kimmittmuller, as saying, "We expect to increase consultations in the fall, in some regions." Everywhere, up to 40% ».
Such suffering is one of the many threats facing the economy's recovery as a result of the repercussions of the virus, and these threats reduce spending, and some studies indicate a risk related to financial instability on a larger scale, with the high number of cases of debt default. Vienna ■ dpa
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A thousand deaths due to the virus, was the symbolic threshold that Iran had crossed.
The European Union has already signed a purchase agreement with the pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, to purchase 300 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
The approaching start of the school year raises fears of teachers in France, who are concerned about the conditions that will surround them.