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Carmen Reinhardt, chief economist at the World Bank, worries that the prolonged pandemic of the new coronavirus could overwhelm the balance sheet of households and businesses and cause a financial crisis.
In an interview with Bloomberg Television, Reinhardt said: “This did not start as a financial problem. It started as a public health crisis and, above all, it is like that.
Indonesia has launched the largest vaccination program in Southeast Asia to curb the record spread of the new Crown. President Joko was inoculated for the first time and the pattern was televised. This is the first mass inoculation of the Corona vaccine from Kakou Holding Biotech (Sinobac Biotech) outside of China, and it will be a test case.
In China, 107 cases of domestic infection were reported on the 12th, of which 90 were in Hebei and 16 in Kurolongjiang. The recent spread of the infection in Hebei province, near Beijing, has resulted in a cumulative total of more than 600 positives. The ministry has closed several cities.
The next president of the United States, Byden, is planning to reach an agreement with the Republican Party, rather than force it without the support of the Republican Party, to pass parliamentary measures of additional economic measures in response to the Corona disaster. Two people familiar with the situation revealed.
Mr. Byden, Policy to Reach Agreement with the Republican Party for Parties Related to Additional Economic Measures
In the UK, the number of patients using artificial respirators reached a record 3,363. Latest data shown. The highest number in the past was 3301 people, which was recorded on April 12 of last year. The emergence of variants of the coronavirus has affected more people than during the April spread, despite treatments to reduce the need for respirators.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. announced on the 12th that it signed an agreement with the US government to supply additional antibody drugs for new corona infection (COVID19). The maximum amount of the contract is 2.625 million dollars (about 270 billion yen).
Regeneron will supply additional corona antibody drug to the US government.
Travelers arriving in the United States by air must present a negative test for the new corona virus test. The new measures will be implemented from the 26th, as announced by the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the 12th.
The Trump administration will encourage states to gain access to corona vaccines as part of efforts to accelerate vaccination drives. Health officials will extend coverage to everyone 65 and older, with or without an underlying illness, and will urge each state to include younger people with an underlying illness. Medical director Adams revealed in an interview with “Fox and Friends” on the 12th.
Adams further explained that he would stop delaying the second dose to distribute more vaccines. He explained that he had enough reserves to start the second inoculation.
Pfizer and the US federal health authorities are investigating a case in which a medical worker who received the first dose of the corona vaccine developed by the company and Germany’s Biontech died 16 days later. So far, there is no evidence of a link between death and the vaccine, according to a statement released yesterday. The person who died was a doctor who lived in Florida and developed a rare disease, severe thrombocytopenia.
Pfizer investigates deaths after vaccination: if there is a causal relationship
The European Pharmaceutical Agency (EMA) has indicated that documents related to new drugs against coronavirus infection (COVID19) and vaccines belonging to multiple third-party organizations have been illegally accessed and information has been leaked to the Internet. EMA released the most recent information on the 12th about the investigation into the cyberattack that occurred late last year.
Cyber attack leaks information on new Corona-EMA vaccines and drugs
French health officials analyzed thousands of positive results from a corona test from 7 to 8 last week and found that around 1% were variants found in the UK. The Minister of Health, Belan, revealed in the Senate on the 12th.
According to Belan, France aims to immunize 5 million people with the “Festival of the Resurrection”. A maximum of 77 million doses is expected to be obtained by the end of June, assuming approval from the authorities.
Johns Hopkins and Bloomberg UniversityAccording to aggregate data, the number of people infected with corona worldwide exceeds 91.5 million and the number of deaths exceeds 1.96 million – more than 30.5 million times in the world so farThe vaccination was carried out.
Reich Laboratory at the University of MassachusettsAccording to the latest forecasts, the number of deaths from corona in the United States could increase by at least 80,000 in the next four weeks. It is said to be based on a model compiled in collaboration with the US CDC.
Original title:Tokyo Olympics is in doubt again: Jokowi gets a vaccine: virus update (抜 粋)
US Urges States to Expand Access to Vaccines After Slow Start (3) (抜 粋)
Covid deaths in the US increase by another 80,000 in the month (1) (抜 粋)
(Updated with additional interviews with World Bank economists and vaccinations with the President of Indonesia.)