A. Global infections for the coronavirus stand out more than 2700000. 00 the total death toll and nearly 200000 World Leaders met virtually with the World Health Organization to launch what they called a landmark collaboration to fight the pandemic will the u. S. Did not participate but french president manuel mccrone and german chancellor Angela Merkel were among the group and they pledged to accelerate their work on these tests drugs and even vaccines while you as you and secretary general antonio terrorists cited the importance of these global efforts. World needs of the development of production and equip the believe we have safe and effective climate 19 vaccine that appeal to x. And theyd not 6 not a vaccine arctic most for one country or one digit or one of the worlds but the vaccine and treatment at that affordable safe effectively easy administers and universally available for everyone everywhere. Meanwhile Brazils Health minister confirmed 407 new deaths the countrys highest d
Business loans meanwhile reuters is reporting that a u. S. Government trial of a coronavirus treatment by it is running ahead of schedule results are expected as early as mid may however does appear may have seen a setback after the World Health Organization published the results of a chinese trial of the drug the study said there was no benefit but claims the study was or was stopped early and had a low number of patients antibody tests have become a hot topic and as more test results are made public studies suggest more people have actually have the virus than previously thought one example are some preliminary results from tests out of new york that they suggest that one in 5 new yorkers may have had the virus so the presence of antibodies suggests that at one point those people were exposed to the corona virus and actually recovered well its not clear if those people are now immune to the virus or if theyre simply asymptomatic for more information and numbers on the coronavirus be
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