The health authorities in the United States asked the state authorities to take the necessary measures to be ready by November 1 for the process of distributing a possible vaccine against the emerging corona virus, two days before the presidential elections.

On the other hand, the Gaza Strip authorities extended the curfew for the fifth time since last August 25, due to the continued high incidence of the disease, and the authorities tightened measures to isolate some governorates.

The following are the most prominent developments and news of the virus outbreak across the world on Thursday, 3 September 2020, according to the time of Makkah:

01:00 Distribution of a possible anti-virus vaccine in America The


US health authorities have asked state governments to take the necessary measures to be ready, by the first of November, to distribute a possible vaccine against "Covid-19".

The director of the American Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, Robert Redfield, said in a letter sent to state governments last week that it is necessary to remove all administrative obstacles, and to issue all necessary licenses and certificates in order for these facilities to be able to operate at full capacity on the deadline for the possible distribution of the vaccine against the virus, which comes Just two days before the presidential elections.

The Redfield message is a new indication that the race to produce the first anti-virus vaccine is proceeding at its fastest speed in the United States, the country hardest hit in the world by the pandemic.

Ould Al-Ghazwani said that the Corona pandemic revealed a severe structural weakness in the economic system of Mauritania (Al-Jazeera)

00:59 The Mauritanian President: The Corona Pandemic Reveals the Weakness of Our Economy


The Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Al-Ghazwani said that the new Corona virus pandemic revealed a severe structural weakness in his country's economic system.

Ould Ghazwani added in a televised speech that the pandemic demonstrated the need to organize the economy, direct investment and develop production, and achieve a high level of self-sufficiency.

He pointed to the launch of a self-financing economic program of about 240 billion ouguiyas (more than $ 666 million).

As of yesterday, Wednesday, the total number of cases of Coronavirus in Mauritania rose to 7,075 cases, including 159 deaths, and 6,517 recoveries.

00:38 America will not pay the dues for its membership in the World Health Organization for this year


, the US State Department said that Washington will not pay the amount of 80 million dollars owed this year for its membership in the World Health Organization, after the Trump administration announced months before its withdrawal from the organization, accusing it of favoring China during The period of the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, which first appeared in the city of Wuhan, central China, last year.

America is expected to formally withdraw from the World Health Organization on July 6, 2021.

Nerissa Cook, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Affairs, stated that her country will transfer the money owed to it for the benefit of the Health Organization to pay the dues for its membership in the United Nations.

00:20 About 76 rich countries participate in the "Kovacs" initiative to provide vaccines


, Seth Berkeley, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, said that 76 rich countries announced their participation in a global program called "COVAX", to provide supplies of Corona virus vaccines to rich countries And poor both when available.

The Kovacs initiative, in which the World Health Organization (WHO) is participating alongside international organizations, aims to work with vaccine manufacturers to enable countries around the world to obtain safe and effective vaccines in an equitable manner, once they are licensed and approved.

Among the participating countries are Japan, Germany and Norway, as well as more than 70 other countries that signed the rules governing the acquisition of "Covid-19" vaccines to provide them to their people.

The WHO says on its website that the "Kovacs" initiative is currently the largest and most diverse portfolio of vaccines against the emerging disease in the world, including 9 candidate vaccines, and 9 other vaccines are in the process of evaluation.

A health worker in the Gaza Strip carrying a Coronavirus patient (Reuters)

00:06 Corona ... the curfew extended in Gaza for the fifth time


The Ministry of Interior in Gaza announced the extension of the curfew imposed inside the Strip as part of measures to combat Corona virus, in light of the high number of infections.

The ministry's spokesman, Iyad Al-Bazam, said in a press conference that it was decided to keep the curfew in the Gaza and North governorates until new instructions are issued, provided that the curfew will be extended for 48 new hours in the central, Khan Yunis and Rafah governorates.

Al-Bazm announced the further tightening of procedures in the North Gaza Governorate, including the closure of the main roads leading to the governorate to the movement of citizens.

The Gaza Strip authorities began implementing curfews since last August 24.

Yesterday, Wednesday, the Ministry of Health in the sector announced that it had recorded 83 cases of the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 483.

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