The British government has indicated that a third wave of the Corona virus may hit the country, while a European official said that the continent could achieve herd immunity against the virus on July 14.

For its part, Russia criticized Europe's prejudices against its "Sputnik-V" vaccine.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that the third wave of Covid-19 infections sweeping Europe may be on its way home.

"Past experiences have taught us that when a wave strikes our friends, I am afraid to say that it will reach our shores as well, and I expect to feel these effects in time," he told reporters, Monday.

In response to a question about the threat of the European Union's threats to ban the export of the vaccine to the United Kingdom on the vaccination program in Britain, Johnson said he did not think that would happen.

"I was reassured during my conversation with the European Union partners over the past few months that they do not want to see pitfalls, and I think this is very, very important," he said.

He also said that Britain is moving ahead with the vaccination program, stressing that the plan to ease restrictions according to the roadmap is going well.

Russian-European exchange

The European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, revealed the possibility of the continent achieving herd immunity against the Corona virus on July 14.

Breton, in statements to the French Channel One, attributed his position to the start of vaccination campaigns and the availability of vaccines in the countries of the Union.

He stressed that the countries of the Union do not need the Russian "Sputnik in" vaccine at all, and pointed out that there are 55 factories working on making vaccines in Europe.

He also pointed out that European countries will receive between 300 and 350 million doses of vaccines, between March and June.

For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin - who promised to take the vaccine on Tuesday - denounced Breton’s "strange" statements and said in a televised meeting, "We do not force anyone to do anything ... but we wonder about the interests that these people are defending, are they the interests of the pharmaceutical companies or the interests of them?" European citizens?

The Russian Direct Investment Fund, which supported Sputnik's development, also accused Breton of "being clearly biased" against the vaccine because it is Russian.

This comes at a time when the European Medicines Agency began considering the issue of licensing the Russian vaccine, in a major step towards approval as the first non-Western anti-corona vaccine used in the bloc of 27 countries.

In this context, experts from the agency are expected to visit Russia on April 10 to study the clinical trials of the vaccine, according to Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko.

The medical journal "The Lancet" published results showing that the vaccine is safe and effective by 90%.

On Friday, the Russian Direct Investment Fund announced the conclusion of an agreement with an Indian pharmaceutical company to produce at least two hundred million doses of the Russian Sputnik vaccine against Corona.

The death of a presidential candidate

Congolese election opposition candidate Guy Brice Parvez Colilas died of a COVID-19 infection while being transported to France for treatment, hours after polling ended.

Hours before the start of the polls, he posted a video in which he said he was "fighting death."

He added, after removing the oxygen mask that helps him breathe, "My dear countrymen ... I am struggling with death, but I ask you to go to vote for a change, so my struggle will not be in vain."