sábado, 8 de maio de 2021



Key developments in our coronavirus coverage in the UK and around the world so far on Saturday include:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2021/may/08/coronavirus-live-news-india-lockdown-uk-covid-19-vaccines

 

  • Pope Francis has offered his support for waiving coronavirus vaccine patents to boost supply to poorer countries. In a recording made for the Vax Live concert, Francis backed “universal access to the vaccine and the temporary suspension of intellectual property rights”. He voice adds further weight to a call by the US president, Joe Biden, to waive patents.
  • But Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, reiterated her rejection the call to waive the patents for Covid-19 vaccines, instead urging the US to export its domestically produced vaccines. Speaking at a press conference after a meeting with other EU leaders, Merkel doubled down on her claim that a patent waiver would harm innovation.
  • The European Union has signed a new contract to buy a further 1.8bn doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for 2021-23. Supplies will cover booster shots, donations and reselling of doses, the European commission said on Friday. Ursula von der Leyen, head of the commission, said on Twitter: “Other contracts and other vaccine technologies will follow.”
  • The population of the UK will be protected from Covid-19 by this summer, according to the departing chief of the country’s vaccine task force. Clive Dix, who stepped down last week, said he believed that by August no virus would be left circulating in Britain. Dix told the Daily Telegraph: “We’ll be safe over the coming winter.”
  • India has recorded a new daily record for coronavirus deaths. The 4,187 new deaths reported on Saturday, took the overall toll to 238,270 since the pandemic started. It added another 401,078 new cases in 24 hours taking its caseload to nearly 21.9m. Experts say India may not hit a peak in its current surge until the end of May.
  • An Eid shutdown has been imposed in Pakistan in a move to prevent an increase in coronavirus infections during the Muslim religious holiday. Businesses, hotels and restaurants as well as markets and parks will be closed, while public transport between provinces and within cities has been 

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