More than 25 million confirmed cases of covid19 and more than 430,000 deaths across this country. Accounting for 25 of of the confirmed cases and 20 of deaths worldwide. While cases hospitalizations and deaths at have slightly decrd in the last few weeks, the numbers continued to be staggering. Now there is great concern of varied and more transmissible strains of the virus may become dominant over the coming weeks leading to a further worsening of the pandemic. Todays report comes as president Bidens Administration launches an aggressive effort to combat the pandemic and Congress Considers additional aid to bolster the Public Health response and jumpstart the economy. The future of Health Care Initiative released its first report of bipartisan prescription for Americas Health care in february 2020 Offering Practical Solutions designed to make healthcare coverage more affordable without adding a growing Systemwide Health expenditures. Todays report was led by a Bipartisan Group of heal
Centers event on the nations response to the coronavirus pandemic. I serve as the chief medical advisor. Today the Bipartisan Policy Centers future is releasing a new report. You can find this report at bipartisanpolicy. Org. That is bipartisanpolicy. Org. Since the beginning of the pandemic a year ago, there has been more than 25 million confirmed cases of covid19 and more than 430 cases deaths across the country, accounting for 25 of deaths worldwide. While cases, hospitalizations and deaths have slightly decreased, the numbers continue to be staggering and there is great concern variants, more transmissible strains of the virus, may become dominant over the coming weeks leading to a further worsening of the pandemic. Todays report comes as president Bidens Administration launches an effort to combat the pandemic in Congress Considers additional aid to bolster the response and jumpstart the economy. The initiative released its first report, bipartisan subscription for health care in
The argument in europe about the distribution of coronavirus vaccines has intensified with the authorities in belgium investigating a Production Site owned by astrazeneca. Brussels wants to know why the Pharmaceutical Company wont be able to deliver all of the doses it promised. The eu has called for some of the vaccines made in the uk to be diverted and warned it could resort to legal action. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. Once again, science has triumphed in the fight against coronavirus. The Us Firm Novavax has released results of its british trial showing the first proven efficacy against the new, more contagious uk variant. There were more than 15,000 volunteers on the trail throughout the uk. Over half the cases of covid recorded were the result of the new variant. The results showed the vaccine was 95 effective against the original covid strain and over 85 effective against the new uk variant, giving an overall efficacy of 89 . The former head of the uk Vaccine Task Fo
Ministers of q 8 and carter say there has been some progress made towards resolving the gulf dispute cotta has been under an illegal land sea and air blockade by saudi arabia bahrain the u. A. E. And egypt since june 2070 we have achieved certain progress at certain points of dime more than a year ago and then things has slowed down and right now there are some more moments that we hope that just will but and thought of this crisis because we see and we believe actually that got a few nitty is very important for the security of the region for the stability of that region and for for the sake of our people this need this crisis needs to end. The International Watchdog says iran is installing new more advanced equipment to enrich uranium the i. A. E. A. Says centrifuges are being added to the underground plant at natanz on the nuclear deal any less efficient machines can be used irans leaders recently passed a law or allowing for more enrichment and limiting watchdog inspections the uns
Hundreds of refugees to an isolated island despite concerns from the un and other Rights Groups. Now saudi arabias foreign minister says all of the nations involved in the gulf crisis are close to finalizing an agreement after a significant progress was made over the past few days katsa has been under an illegal land sea and air blockade by saudi arabia bahrain the u. A. E. And egypt since june 2017 present Senior Adviser Jared Kushner recently visited both riyadh and our hala the Foreign Ministers of council and kuwait also said theres been some progress. We hope that these. This progress can lead to a final agreement which looks in reach and i can say i am somewhat optimistic that we are close to finalizing. An agreement between all the issues in dispute to come to a resolution that we think will be satisfactory to all we have achieved set in for a better set certain point of time more than a year ago and then things has voted on and right now there are some movements that we hope th