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(ANSA) – GENEVA, SEPTEMBER 10 – A “big jump” in funding ($ 15 billion in three months) is needed to increase the chances of finding a cure for the new coronavirus and make the world “prosper again “: The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, said during the first working meeting of the council responsible for piloting the international system created to accelerate access to tools to combat Covid-19, the ACT Accelerator. “Without an infusion of 15 billion dollars in three months, and starting immediately, we would lose the opportunity” to accelerate the fight against the pandemic and make the means to combat it available to all countries, Guterres warned. The roughly $ 3 billion already paid out has been “essential,” he admitted, noting that “$ 35 billion is now needed to move from the ‘start-up’ phase to a full-scale and impact phase.” “The ACT Accelerator will not be able to achieve its goals without a significant increase in funding. Guterres reiterated during the WHO biweekly press conference. There is still a deficit of $ 35 billion,” he insisted, noting. that the money received so far has been less than 10% of the requirement. (HANDLE).
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