Originated in a lab in hand calling on washington to provide evidence also. Why this doctor and others in canada are unable to join the fight against covert 90. Welcome to the news the search for a krone virus vaccine has been given a massive boost leaders from the e. U. And other nations have pledged billions of dollars for research and Video Conference including president s prime Ministers Health officials and donors is aiming to raise 8500000000. 00 to speed up the process the United States where nearly 70000. 00 people have died didnt participate the World Health Organizations director general says just developing a vaccine is not enough. To me you measure all sense and not be how fast we go down or to lose it willy. We can deceive you. None of us can answer oh world in which some people are. Why it was made. This is a point to see not only to defeat a common enemy but for its Common Future of war this im joined now by our correspondent jennifer lee joins me now from the city of oxford in the u. K. And jonah really the pledging conference continues hoping to sort of kick start and find funding for an ultimate solution to covert 19 but its also the long term road isnt it its a long road to find Therapeutic Research and diagnostics and testing regimes which will help in that process. Yeah i think thats the point there are multiple aims to this conference its not just about funding for a vaccine is full so about funding as you say for peter its for drug therapies and for better and much more effective much quicker testing regimes with a view to the 2nd wave perhaps the 3rd wave and being able better to manage those the point that is frequently made is that its all very well to talk about finding a vaccine and they may well find a vaccine theres no guarantee of course but even if they do find a vaccine people like donald trump of said theres one months away they then got an enormous task of scaling that vaccine up to be able to be distributed to the potentially billions of people around the world who are going to need it you not just got to get billions of doses of it youve got to get an enormous Distribution Network in place and so on thats the sort of thing that takes 12 to 18 months when people give that sort of timeline we may well be waiting for a vaccine well into the latter part of next year in the meantime theyve got to deal with rising infection rates around the world d theyve got to deal with people getting sick theyve got to deal with people dying and thats where these drug treatments come in not just now but as you say in the long term but to fill that gap urgently before a vaccine comes online and so theyre looking at particular drugs off the shelf things that already exist that are already there either treating different conditions or drugs that have been developed for certain conditions that didnt work or were simply put on the shelf these are things that already exist that if they find they work can very quickly be scaled up and theres a lot of Research Going on on that front as well Drug Research and the other arm of it as a safe testing and then theres the scope the scope of this conference looking at drawing together a Global Response pooling together resources and expertise and most importantly bringing countries together in a common effort for the common good so that when these treatments and this vaccine and so on are found they are not just put to use in that country but that population 1st but for the whole world and most importantly for the developing world. Whereas i say infection rates are still climbing and these are countries that are least able to deal with the epidemics that they face and of course turning out common purpose as you say is the focal point from the building behind you which is one of many thats in focus across the u. K. In terms of research for covert 19 a solution solution. Well there are 2 different big projects going go going on in oxford generally one is the search for a vaccine the Jenner Institute here is at a very advanced stage much more advanced than anyone else theyve got a large scale trial going on that had some encouraging results they talk about the possibility of having a vaccine by september but warn very much about that length of time in terms of scaling it up the other very promising project that is going on here also streets ahead of anything like it anywhere else is called recovery thats being led by a scientist called professor Martin Landry who i spoke to a little earlier theyre looking at these particular drugs as i mentioned earlier looking for ones that work or dont work or more important looking for Combination Therapies the sorts of things that we see in the treatment of cancers of h i. V. And of course he pointed out to me earlier hiv is one of these viruses thats been around for nearly 40 years no vaccine available so these drug therapies become incredibly important theyre at a very advanced stage as i say theyre hoping for encouraging results possibly as soon as june and if they get them its a much quicker process scaling up these drug therapies than it would be scaling up a vaccine so that they can go ahead and start saving lives long before a vaccine becomes globally available for the uptake journal thanks for joining us. On the process of finding a vaccine as difficult as gena mentioned and very lengthy Stephanie Decker reports. The world is desperate for a vaccine against covert 19 and the race is on to find one thats been developed in many countries like the largest number in the us a bullet by china market is a professor of vaccine epidemiology at the London School of hygiene and tropical medicine they are keeping an up to date database of all the vaccines being worked on there are over 100. 00 bad news is that they usually break the back seat is a problem that initial discovery who actually having a back seat to be given on a population level is usually about 10 to 20 years. But the urgency now means teams all over the world are trying to speed up the process we work day and night and. Probably 1000 people on a person. We have a 3. People 3 shop working group and for 24 hours several are at the stage of human testing including this trial the Oxford University were told there is never been a vaccine against a Coronavirus Group for approval and that the success rate of vaccine trials are between 5 to 10 percent even once there is a vaccine it will take quite some time before there is enough to vaccinate entire populations and while we wait there are questions about Natural Immunity it is still not clear whether we can develop long lasting immunity to the virus we have never been here before this is a direct thats emerged that has changed everyones life if you know bringing so many people to be sick to be in hospital dying its wrecked entire economy is this is the fact that the world is desperate to have. For once the world is largely united in the desire to be able to visit and hug our families to walk the streets to fill the restaurants to travel and for so many to be able to work again to return to a life most of us took for granted our once buzzing news room here in doha has nearly full and silent with most people working from home its a similar picture in many places across the world now despite so many vaccines being in the works its going to take quite some time before one is available to all of us and that means that partial lockdown and social distancing could remain part of our lives for a very long time Stephanie Decker at aljazeera headquarters in doha. On the sparrow is a professor of Population Health science and policy at mount sinai hospital joins me now live from geneva good to have you with us on the program i mean starting a global race to find a solution to be covert 19 rather than a race between governments is incredibly important how important is this conference in terms of finding agreement you want to see for political unity for the sake of medicine where absolutely its really important. In terms of their political barbecue. To develop these vaccines diagnostic and their duty acts and one kind of norm put in fact that its a geopolitical risk. To. Your competition in order to move things forward. Before we sort of get into how the money will be used weve seen pledging conferences before from rebuilding water old states to countries facing Natural Disaster i mean how different is this one in terms of finding the money for a very urgent need. Well i think we can divide it into the precolumbian oppose quickly now we have an entirely different new character mentality agency and in agreement basically that we had to spend billions in order to protect the trillions and that we must engage in this because we have to act now does we stop it to resuscitate the economy birds international. And there is a clear recognition of this as you said youre going to be directing devastating and that we must move forward so that its actually agency and the money movie found in order to do this once its collected it will be you might say divvied out appropriately through various agencies can you sort of talk us through how the money is divided or would should be divided in terms of the agencies that work for a global better. Understanding of finding a solution full for over 1000. 00 rather than governments deciding where the moneys going to go. Yet. Thats what i think about your plays a very important leading republican coronation of this kind of pool of money and in order to help distribute it and in doing so it puts in place an enormous sense of trust and confidence that it can be the coverage of the. Paramount importance rather than easing to one government anything or one manufacturing company. Who in history. Will berkery because at this day and age with so much convicting information to make misinformation semi conspiracies its very hard to actually trust anything goes source of information so its essential that the government. How important is it for governments to be able to share that information obviously weve just been speaking to our correspondent in oxford hes talking about the work the oxford Oxford University is doing of the various other institutions the poetrys University Premises are also researching publishing results is an easy thing to do but actually working together is it a difficult thing to do when when Language Culture and National Needs are all a concern to those that are researching in their respective countries. Actually i think thats one of the extremely thin reality of this absolutely collective action in so many countries and with this conference to engage this and this recognition too that we must also protect the most Vulnerable Countries and even to put in place agreements are great as is happening in the in the past but so any country or any measure of action that does. Develop these vaccines so quickly. And there are 8 leading contenders at the moment there are 2 in us as one in the k. S. With her theres another in germany in this form china well been there has also put in an agreement to supply at least 10 percent of what is manufactured to the government to 3 his mission to the bone and the countries that able to manufacture backs in. Treatment and are too often used as. An all to cause as guinea pigs for forests and trials its good to have your input and your insight as well and his para there joining us from geneva from mt sinai hospital thank you for your time. Italy has been listening its locked down measures and that means people can go back to work visit family and some businesses are reopening after 8 weeks of lockdown alexy obrien explains. Thank you because theyve been waiting for for 2 months thank you grandfather and granddaughter 3 united disparity or whatever they are the path of it if during the quarantine we were desperate about it because now i call you can speak for how excited i am to excited we have only seen her with video calls for 2 months but it was not the same it couldnt be the same. Well i saw her my heart stopped it seemed to be a century since like see her after the longest lockdown in europe family visits ever allowed but only of relatives live in the same region. Elsewhere the queues were back at romes main a terminus station though its not just take it but temperatures being taken. By a lot of the what is that obviously after staying at home for almost 60 days it feels good i feel good and i feel safe. Across as more than 4000000 people were back at work as construction sites and factories reopened and restaurants were allowed to sell takeaway food but taking public transport is still being discouraged by government and mosques a compulsory when share in public spaces and doors. Funerals remain limited to 15 people but the bereaved able to lay flowers on the graves of the did the florists nearby carefully disinfected. With more than 210000 reported cases and around 29000. 00 tickets italys one of the worst affected countries government leaders fear the loosening of restrictions will lead to a resurgence in cases Health Care Workers are taking extra measures to track infections isolate pastas and to make sure hospitals and overwhelmed again. Were being careful trying not to do too many things but at least were finally outside and breathing some fresh air and families making the most of the sunshine and parks that have been reopened playgrounds remain off limits but youre happy because finally today they have opened after having close to 4 month and a half even though obviously my daughter was disappointed to find the playground all blocked off there are many reminders that life isnt the same with school cinemas and theaters shot indefinitely but those ancient country has witnessed play. Before and recovered italians just need to find a balance between staying safe and embracing their new found freedom. Brian al jazeera. Thailand has also begun lifting restrictions after a steady decline in the number of infections but many people need help putting food on the table and some businesses are expected to struggle its quite high the reports from bangkok. As thais enjoy the easing of covert 1000 restrictions many remain reliant on food handouts from charities and local communities and in some cases theres not enough to go around for those whove been waiting. Many closed businesses are able to reopen after almost 2 months of being shut but the state of emergency remains in place along with the 10 pm to 4 am curfew the ban on International Flights to thailand continues until the end of the month restaurants can have dine in customers but only one person per table and no alcohol for syria the pet soon on its better than nothing but it might be too late for one party yeah im very worried about the Tourism Industry thais dont have the same purchasing power as foreign visitors the chinese koreans and japanese spend a lot of money but theyre all gone i think it may even take a year for things to get better the government will evaluate the situation every 2 weeks either determine to further ease the restrictions or if theres a spike in confirmed cases reimpose some of the rules while the government is a very much focused on the here and now of tackling kovac one thing theres a growing concern about the future some businesses opening up is good news but this country is so were lying on the Tourism Industry thats add a standstill like the empty streets here in old bangkok there are many types of businesses connected with tourism so a downturn cuts deep into the population here we are an economy that depends a lot on globalization we depend a lot on the movement of people in tens of the president s on tourism i think contributing to 20 percent of the g. D. P. We also depend heavily on export pet grooming shops have also opened their doors the owner of bark lounge used her personal savings to keep the business afloat for her it paid off. A lot of my customers are starting to come back i think because my shop was closed for a long time during the temporary shutdown my clients had no choice since the government lifted some of the restrictions my customers are fighting to be the 1st in line. Thailand southern neighbor malaysia also began loosening coded restrictions most businesses including restaurants can reopen but some states are keeping restrictions in place they want more time to study the potential risks from relaxing the curbs back in the cramped low income neighborhoods of bangkok many dont work in the industries or businesses that every open so they still need the food handout but theres hope that this is a 1st step that could lead to more restrictions being lifted and that they soon can return to providing for their families on their own its got harder aljazeera bangkok. Now some of the claims are also coming off in 3 nigerian States Residents of leg also. Will gradually be given more freedom over the next 6 weeks signs and travelling to work will be allowed but schools and dine in restaurants stay closed and in just one small from the capital a big job. There are people who are happy that some of these restrictions are being lifted but there are all its also cautious optimism that up people in fact were really really afraid that this could be premature because youre talking about a lifting restrictions at a time when. Corona virus infection rates are going high debts of also going high from the time the Nigerian Government imposed knocked down 5 weeks ago to this time i think cases of nearly. Multiplied tenfold in across nigeria so right now we just came back from town looking at some of these places after the announcement by the government that today people should start going out where they must yes a lot of people most people are where the mosque that we saw but there are people actually not wearing them and talking about social distancing its quite a big problem go to the banks you see how crowded these places are and how people were packed together we visited one