Russian vaccine awaits approval from the World Health Organization: Europe is under lockdown again

After 11 months of the Corona virus outbreak in the world, and in the absence of a vaccine or treatment officially available to all people, and on the basis of “If you are a hammer, everything will look like a nail”, European governments They are forced to re-impose confinement measures to face the “second wave”. »From the virus, or as German Chancellor Angela Merkel described it:“ the long and difficult winter ”However, the closure this time will not be as severe as it happened last spring (at least initially), as it will be limited to non-essential businesses, as well as theaters, venues and social gatherings. All this in light of the growing popular anger around the world at the closure, and fears of its psychological and economic repercussions, despite the warning from the “World Health Organization” expert, Dr. David Nabarro, that “the new wave is fierce”.

Is there really a “second wave”?
There are two different points of view on this subject. The first is expressed by Anthony Fauci, adviser to the White House and director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, in an interview with the Washington Post, where he says that “for the first wave to end, the number of positive cases of Covid- 19 should come down to a low number. (Under ten). “He adds,” After that, there will be a second wave when the virus returns with a large number of infections. “The second point of view is expressed by Dr. Mike Tildesley of the University of Warwick in a report published by the BBC, where he explains that “you can think of it as waves in the sea.” The number of infections increases and then decreases again, each cycle is a single wave of the Corona virus. “However, there is no definition official, “he adds. The issue is not particularly scientific and how to define a wave is arbitrary.”
Regardless of the name, be it a continuous first wave or a second wave as European countries called it, the number of new daily infections with the virus remains concerning. In Europe, countries are immunizing themselves to face a second wave of coronavirus, such as Spain, where five regions closed their borders last Friday, including Madrid, after the nation’s representatives agreed last Thursday to the government’s request to extend the state of health emergency for a period of six months. For its part, Great Britain is the country most affected by the virus outbreak in Europe, with more than 45,000 deaths. According to a study by London’s “Imperial College” and “Ipsos-Morse” that included more than 85,000 British volunteers, it was found that the number of injuries now doubles every nine days. About 11 million people in England, equivalent to a fifth of the population, will be subject, in the coming days, to the strictest local measures in the face of Corona, with the announcement on Friday of tightening measures in several regions.

The German chancellor described the second wave as “a long and difficult winter.”

In Germany, bars, restaurants, cultural and entertainment facilities will be closed from today until December, while tourist stays in hotels will be prohibited. The aim of these “light measures” is to reduce the number of injuries without closing businesses and factories. In turn, France, whose death toll has exceeded 36,000, will prevent its inhabitants from leaving their homes without permits, reminiscent of the strict home isolation measures that the world witnessed in early spring. “As is the case in other parts of Europe, we are facing a second wave that is beyond our capacity and we know that it will be more difficult and deadly than the first,” said French President Emmanuel Macron, highlighting at the same time that the closing measures this time will be less stringent. Despite high infection rates, the security measures imposed by the Italian government enraged citizens. Police fired tear gas after protesters across the country demonstrated against the shutdown. Spain and Germany also witnessed similar protests against what people described as “brutal measures.”

American disaster
It seems that there are two disasters in the world, the first is the global epidemic and the second is the epidemic in the United States. Last Thursday, the country registered a new record of “Covid-19” infections, exceeding the threshold of 90,000 new infections in one day for the first time, according to the Johns Hopkins University Census. However, the number of daily deaths remains stable and relatively low, fluctuating between 700 and 1,000 daily deaths since last August. At present, the danger lies especially in the North and Midwest of the United States, in light of the reckless electoral campaigns carried out by Donald Trump, where many of his supporters can be seen without masks and without diverging in the middle of Crowds of thousands that congregate around him, signaling that the American president repeats before his supporters. It will not close the country again. On the other hand, his opponent, Democratic candidate Joe Biden, is adopting a more effective method of ensuring the health of his supporters, who are gathering around him in their cars or in circles drawn for them on the ground.

Russian vaccine
The Russian Direct Investment Fund submitted an application for expedited registration under the “Emergency Prequalification and Use Program” for the “Sputnik-V” vaccine against “Corona” to the “World Health Organization”. With this step, Russia will be the first country to give its consent to use a vaccine against the virus, and the first country to present its vaccine to the organization. The Drug Prequalification Program, administered by World Health, is a United Nations program that helps ensure that the drugs produced meet quality, safety and efficacy standards. If Russia gets approval, the Sputnik-V vaccine will be available worldwide in a shorter period of time.

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