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BBC – Sean Elias
Britain relies heavily on Corona vaccine production
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the British government is doing everything possible to find a coronavirus vaccine.
He explained, at a press conference at the Government House, that human experiments on a vaccine developed by the University of Oxford will begin on Thursday.
Britain recorded 823 hospital deaths associated with the Corona virus, with a total of 17,337 deaths.
Hancock said at the daily press conference that the best way to beat the Corona virus is to provide a vaccine.
It was announced that £ 42.5 million would be earmarked for vaccine experiments developed by Imperial College London and Oxford Universities.
He said work on vaccines is progressing rapidly.
He added that the idea of being the first country to achieve a successful vaccine is very important, and that is why the government has it so much.
Hancock defended the government amid mounting criticism of the persistent shortage of personal protective equipment for medical workers.
He described the efforts to provide personal protective equipment as unprecedented, saying it was “the largest comprehensive government operation I have ever seen.”
And he talked about more than 8,000 offers of help from British companies, noting that the government is currently coordinating with 159 companies made in Britain.
He said Britain had “direct talks” with companies abroad, especially in China.
On the issue of providing PPE, Labor leader Kiir Starmer said there is a gap between the government’s words and reality.
“This gap must be closed as soon as possible because people risk their lives entirely when they go to work: they need the right equipment in the right place,” he told the BBC.
The government’s scientific advisory group met Tuesday to discuss the issue of wearing masks in an attempt to combat the Corona pandemic.
The World Health Organization says there is no evidence to support the use of muzzles by the population.
But the debate over its use in the UK has gained momentum in recent weeks, with some seeing it as a reduced risk of people becoming infected with other HIV carriers.
British authorities said recent figures showed that the number of people infected with coronaviruses in hospitals is starting to decline in London, but the situation is different in other parts of the country.
They warn that the figures show that we are not out of the woods right now.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is still recovering from his Corona virus, has spoken to the President of the United States, Donald Trump.
A Prime Minister spokesman said Johnson thanked the American President for his good wishes while he was ill, and agreed on the importance of coordination between countries to tackle the global epidemic.
