Lady Gaga, the Rolling Stones, Elton John and Stevie Wonder were also recorded from their homes.

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More than $ 127 million ($ 41.5 billion) was raised in donations to combat the coronavirus epidemic at Saturday’s large-scale charity concert with international stars.

Lady Gaga, Elton John and the Rolling Stones were also among the artists who signed up for the quarantine concert from home at the One World: Together at Home online gala, a collaboration between the Global Citizen charity movement and the World Organization. of Health (WHO). Among the star performers’ performances were scientists, politicians, and public figures.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates spoke about saying he would be vaccinated against the disease by the end of next year. “There are many vaccine candidates that we support for development, and I am optimistic that one of them will be completed by the end of next year and we must ensure that everyone around the world has access to it,” he said. “It will end when we have a vaccine that protects us all, not just in the United States, but everyone around the world,” he added.

Global Citizen said millions of dollars had already been received from donors prior to the concert, and shortly before midnight, Twitter wrote that $ 127.9 million in donations had been raised.

The organization said that $ 51.1 million (HUF 16.6 billion) of the donations would go to the Covid-19 Solidarity Fund of the World Health Organization (WHO), and $ 72.8 million (HUF 23.6 billion) to those involved in the fight against the epidemic. help at local and regional level.



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