Blinken urges nations to add $2B more to UN vaccine program
by Jamey Keaten, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 15, 2021 10:06 am EDT
Last Updated Apr 15, 2021 at 10:14 am EDT
GENEVA U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken appealed Thursday for other countries to inject another $2 billion into a U.N.-backed program to ship coronavirus vaccines to the world’s poorest countries at a time when rich countries have seized the lion’s share of them.
The United States was co-hosting an online conference that has brought together presidents, prime ministers and other dignitaries to help buttress the $6.3 billion that have already been raised for the so-called COVAX program.
Blinken urges nations to add $2B more to UN vaccine program
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Regional epicentre Iran, which accounts for 29 per cent of all Mena cases, will start vaccinating people this week
The number of Covid-19 cases in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region crossed 5,140,158 on 8 February 2021, according to Worldometers data collated by MEED.
The six GCC countries together account for 24.7 per cent (1,268,413) of all regional cases, while Iran’s 1,473,756 infections comprise 28.7 per cent of the 5.1 million cases.
Restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19 have been reimposed across parts of the Mena region, particularly in the GCC, over the past week.
On 4 February, Saudi Arabia announced a 10-day suspension of all recreational events, with closures confirmed for venues such as cinemas, indoor entertainment establishments, restaurants, cafes, shopping malls, gyms and sports centres.