The European Commission proposes a law to issue certification for vaccine recipients
The discovery of the modified Brazilian strain of Corona virus in Britain
Two members of the US military are organizing the vaccination process in Tennessee.
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Narendra Modi receiving the vaccine.
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The Public Health Authority in England announced the discovery of cases of the new mutated strain of the Corona virus that was identified for the first time in Brazil, while the European Commission proposed a law to issue a certificate for those vaccinated with Corona this month.
The authority said that the tests identified the first British cases of the strain that is spreading more quickly, and indicated that up to six cases of the strain had been discovered: three in England, and three in Scotland.
The agency indicated that it had notified the World Health Organization of the cases that were identified as "of concern" because they share major mutations with the most contagious strain that was discovered in South Africa.
In addition, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said yesterday that the Commission will propose a law regarding the development of a plan to issue a certificate for those who have been vaccinated against the Coronavirus, called "green passports", this month, and many hope that the certificate will be performed at the end of It comes down to running many benefits, such as travel.
"We want to define the technical requirements over the next few months," von der Leyen told the German Christian Democratic Party’s congress in the European Parliament.
"We need the support of all member states for the success of the digital green pass," she explained, according to a text seen by the German news agency (dpa).
The European Union is working on a plan aimed at getting member states to recognize proof of vaccination provided by their own citizens.
The leaders of the European Union set, during a summit held last week, which focused on the strategy of "Covid-19", a goal to end the technical work on the plan within three months.
In the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that 75 million and 236,003 thousand doses of "Covid-19" vaccines had been given in the United States until the day before yesterday, while 96 million and 402,490 thousand doses were distributed to the vaccination centers.
She added that the outcome includes the "Moderna" and "Pfizer-Biontech" vaccines, and both vaccines are received in two doses.
Data from Johns Hopkins University and the "Bloomberg" News Agency showed that a total of 239 million doses of vaccines against "Covid-19" have been administered worldwide.
Worldwide, the most recent rate of vaccination is estimated at 4.89 million doses per day, according to the data.
The Corona virus has killed 2,531.448 million people in the world since the outbreak of the epidemic at the end of December 2019, according to a census conducted by Agence France-Presse based on official sources, and it has been confirmed that more than 114,050.170 million people have been infected with the virus since its emergence.
The day before yesterday, 5,680 additional deaths and 306,735 new infections were recorded in the world, and the countries that recorded the highest number of new deaths according to recent figures are the United States, where 1,001 people died, Brazil (721 deaths) and Mexico (458 deaths).
The United States is the country most affected by the epidemic, as it recorded a total of 513,092 thousand deaths out of 28,605.953 million infections, according to Johns Hopkins University reference figures.
Yesterday, a coalition of British aid agencies warned that the "Covid-19" epidemic is exacerbating the "terrible humanitarian" crisis in fragile countries, pointing to the risks of famine, including in Yemen.
In a recent report, the Disaster Emergency Committee stated that parts of Yemen and South Sudan are on the verge of famine, while Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing risks of this occurring as a result of the devastating economic effects of the epidemic.
The warning came as the United Nations called during a virtual Internet conference to raise $ 3.85 billion to prevent widespread famine in Yemen.
The report also touched on Somalia, Syria, and the tragedy of the Rohingya refugees.
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US Centers: Giving 75.2 million doses of vaccines for «Corona».
India expands the vaccination campaign against "Corona"
India expanded its Coronavirus vaccination campaign, yesterday, to include people over the age of 60, as it hopes to address the high number of cases.
The country began its campaign to vaccinate a population of 1.3 billion people on January 16 in the largest vaccination program in the world, and India planned to vaccinate 30 million people of front-line workers and health care teams at first, but it faced difficulties, as it was only able to give 14.3 million doses. Until now.
Registration was opened for people over the age of 60, over the age of 45, and suffering from multiple medical conditions, yesterday morning, on a government website and application.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the vaccine at a government hospital in Delhi, becoming the first recipient of the second phase of the vaccination campaign.
Modi said in a message to his countrymen: "I appeal to all those eligible to receive the vaccine together, let us make India free of (Covid-19)."
The Indian government hopes to vaccinate 300 million people in the second phase by next July.
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