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[ad_1] The World Bank wants $ 12 billion for virus vaccines in poor countries (Agence France-Presse) – September 30, 2020 – 7:28 am WASHINGTON, United States – The World Bank said Tuesday it asked its board of directors to approve $ 12 billion to help poor countries buy and distribute …

[ad_1] Up to 100 million additional doses of any eventual Covid-19 vaccine will be insured for delivery to the poorest countries in 2021, health groups announced Tuesday, as the virus showed no signs of regressing after cashing in more than a million euros. lives around the world. The announcement doubles …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Is President Rodrigo Duterte losing interest in the war on drugs? Senator Panfilo Lacson posed this question Tuesday while noting the “ridiculously insignificant” P2 billion allocated in the proposed 2021 budget for the Philippine Illegal Drug Strategy (PADS), which involves various government agencies. Lacson said the …

[ad_1] The director of the International Monetary Fund has sternly warned that Covid-19 will lead a lost generation unless urgent action is taken to prevent the pandemic from widening the gap between rich and poor countries. Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF, said financial support for the most vulnerable …

[ad_1] The first cruise ship to sail in Greece after the coronavirus shutdown was forced to dock on Tuesday after 12 crew members tested positive for the contagion, local officials said. The Maltese-flagged Mein Schiff 6 set sail from Heraklion in Crete on Sunday evening, but its journey was halted …

[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General António Guterres said the loss of 1 million people to the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was an “agonizing milestone” that had been compounded by the “savagery of this sickness”. This photo from the UN brochure shows UN Secretary General António Guterres as he addresses …

[ad_1] After eight months of being Covid-free, the province of Batanes reported its first case Tuesday, a locally stranded individual who recently returned home to the province. “The case of Covid-19 in Batanes has not yet been officially reported to the DOH (as of the September 29, 2020 database), but …

[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters The Covid-19 pandemic began last year in a city in central China, but has since grown to affect almost every country in the world. The virus has brought world leaders to the hospital while exposing inequality. It has posed important questions to governments and invaded the …

[ad_1] The FAILURE to control the pandemic in the Philippines has made the country’s economic recovery uncertain, according to the World Bank’s October 2020 Economic Update for East Asia and the Pacific report. The Washington-based lender said the Philippine economy could worsen to a 9.9 percent contraction this year from …

[ad_1] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized for failing to clarify the details of his own COVID-19 rules that will go into effect in northeast England later this week. The new rules, which apply as of midnight Wednesday, mean that it would be contrary to regulations for people to …