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More than 5000 new infections in Germany
04.46 a.m.:
The
corona virus
continues to spread in Germany.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports 5132 new infections in Germany.
There haven't been that many new infections since April.
The day before, there were 4122. This increases the total number of confirmed cases within 24 hours to 334,585.
The RKI recorded a jump in deaths from 13 the day before to 40. The total number of deaths therefore increased to 9,677.
World Bank provides billions in aid for vaccinations in poorer countries
4.30 a.m.:
The World Bank is
making
a total of twelve billion dollars available to poorer countries for future vaccinations against the
corona virus
.
This should support the vaccination of "up to a billion people," said the multinational development bank.
The money should be used to help developing countries prepare for widespread vaccination of their populations against the virus.
The World Bank's vaccination aid is part of a comprehensive program of measures worth up to 160 billion dollars that the financial institution is using to help poorer countries fight the pandemic through June 2021.
The World Bank described its billions in aid for corona vaccinations as a signal to the pharmaceutical industry that citizens of developing countries "need access to safer and more effective Covid-19 vaccinations".
Numerous industrialized countries, including the USA and the EU, have already concluded supply contracts with the companies for a comprehensive supply of the future vaccines.
Pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions around the world are working flat out to develop vaccines against the novel coronavirus.
Several vaccine candidates are currently in the third and final test phase.
EU foreign policy representative and another EU commissioner in quarantine
4.10 a.m.:
The EU
foreign affairs officer
Josep Borrell and the EU commissioner for crisis management, Janez Lenarcic, have been in corona quarantine since Tuesday.
Both shared this on Twitter.
Both stated that they last tested negative for the corona virus and are now waiting for another test.
Lenarcic wrote that he had no symptoms and felt fine.
In the past few weeks, several EU commissioners had to go into quarantine.
EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen had also temporarily isolated himself last week because of contact with a corona infected person.
EU Research Commissioner Marija Gabriel announced last weekend that she had tested positive for the corona virus.
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