Global Corona injuries exceed 104.69 million, and deaths 2.276 million

The Health Organization calls for accelerating vaccination in Europe ... and a new vaccine is awaiting licensing in America

A doctor gives the Coronavirus vaccine to a person in the older age group in Tatabania, Hungary

Yesterday, the European branch of the World Health Organization called for an acceleration of the vaccination campaign against Corona, and while the American Johnson & Johnson laboratory requested an emergency license for the single-dose vaccine in the United States, global Corona injuries exceeded 104.69 million and deaths by 2.276 million.

In detail, the Director of the Health Organization in Europe, Hans Kluge, told the Europeans, "We must join hands to accelerate the vaccination process," expressing concern about the effects of the modified versions of Corona on the effectiveness of vaccines.

The official in Copenhagen added, in an interview with Agence France-Presse, that "pharmaceutical companies that are usually competing must unite their efforts to increase production capacity significantly. This is what we need." 2.5% of citizens will be vaccinated with a first dose of vaccine, amid hopes to speed up the process as many laboratories announce an increase in vaccine deliveries.

In the United States, after the Pfizer-Bionic and Moderna vaccines, a third vaccine prepared by Johnson & Johnson is awaiting approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This vaccine is expected in particular because it has two advantages that are logistically important, as it can be stored at normal refrigerant temperatures, which will greatly facilitate its distribution, and it is also given to people with only one dose.

Johnson & Johnson pledged to ship 100 million doses of its vaccine to the United States before the end of June.

According to the preliminary results of clinical trials announced by the company, which were conducted on about 44 thousand people in eight countries, the vaccine was generally effective by 66%, while its effectiveness increased to 85% in preventing severe symptoms of the virus.

But these results also raised concern, as the vaccine was more effective in the United States (72%) than in South Africa (57%), where a mutated version of the virus appeared in this country and became the dominant one in it to a large extent.

In response to a question to find out whether the vaccines against "Covid-19" that arrived on the market since December will remain effective against the mutated versions of the virus, Klug said, "This is the big question.

I am worried".

He added, "We have to be prepared" for new problems with mutated versions of the virus, calling on countries to "enhance their capabilities with regard to the genetic sequence."

"It is a harsh reminder that the virus is still controlling a person," he said.

Around the world, vaccine orders and deliveries are accelerating.

On Thursday, Iran, where the epidemic caused the death of more than 58,000 people, received the first doses of the Russian Sputnik-V vaccine against the Corona virus.

The same vaccine that the Palestinian Authority requested on Thursday also arrived in the West Bank.

And Peru, one of the countries most affected by the epidemic in Latin America (more than 41,500,000 deaths), has requested 20 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

Despite its confirmation that it is free of the virus, North Korea has submitted a request to obtain vaccines against "Covid-19", and it is assumed that it will receive nearly two million doses of them, which is the first official confirmation that Pyongyang has requested international assistance.

And European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Union, which faces criticism for its slow vaccination campaigns, aims to vaccinate 70% of its population by summer.

A Reuters census showed that more than 104.69 million people were infected with the emerging coronavirus worldwide, while the total number of deaths resulting from the virus reached two million 276 thousand and 158.

And HIV infections have been recorded in more than 210 countries and regions since the first cases were discovered in China in December 2019.

The total number of confirmed cases of the new Corona virus in Spain reached 2.91 million as of yesterday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg News.

The total number of confirmed cases of the emerging coronavirus in the United Kingdom reached 3.9 million as of yesterday.

The data showed that the total number of deaths in the United Kingdom as a result of the "Covid-19" disease caused by the virus reached 110,462.

The Japanese capital, Tokyo, recorded 577 new cases of coronavirus yesterday.

And the daily death toll was still less than 1,000 for the eighth consecutive day, according to the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation, "NHK".

The number of injured in Tokyo has now reached 102,777 people.

The death toll from new infections with the new Corona virus in Russia is still at the level of 16,000 for the fourth consecutive day, while the number of new daily deaths exceeded the 500 threshold.

722 new cases of "Corona", and 5 deaths among Palestinians

Yesterday, the Palestinian Minister of Health, Mai Al-Kaila, announced that 722 new cases of coronavirus and five deaths were recorded among Palestinians during the past 24 hours.

The minister said that the Gaza Strip recorded 179 of the new injuries.

The Palestinian government imposes a partial closure from seven in the evening until six in the morning every day from Sunday to Thursday, and a complete closure on Friday and Saturday to counter the spread of the Corona virus.

The total number of HIV infections since the outbreak of the pandemic reached 182,656, of whom 171331 recovered and 2055 died.

Ramallah - Reuters

Italy begins vaccination Tuesday

Italy intends to start its vaccination campaign with an anti-corona virus vaccine for people under 55 years old next Tuesday, according to the Italian news agency ANSA.

The vaccines will be from the pharmaceutical company "AstraZeneca".

On the other hand, Bloomberg News quoted the chief emergency officer to confront the Corona virus, Domenico Arcuri, as saying that the first doses will arrive today, Saturday.

Ansa added that the distribution will start next Monday, in doses that may be given the next day.

Rome - D.P.A.

Russia: New infections in Corona are at the level of 16,000 for the fourth day.

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