What comes the latest developments related to the spread of the Corona virus in the world in light of the latest numbers, new measures and notable events Monday:
On Monday, the Biontech laboratory announced the acceleration of deliveries of its Covid-19 vaccine to the European Union, and promised that it will deliver up to 75 million additional doses of its vaccine to the European Union in the second quarter of the year.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that AstraZeneca, which is facing criticism for its delay in production, will deliver 9 million more doses to the European Union than expected, or 40 million doses in total (+ 30%).
The German pharmaceutical giant "Bayer" announced that it will produce, from 2022, the Coronavirus vaccine, which was also developed by the German company, "Curvac".
For its part, the British government retained an option aimed at obtaining an additional 40 million doses of the "Valneva" vaccine, which has not yet been licensed, for the year 2022, which raises the total number of doses required from the French-Austrian laboratory to one hundred million.
Italy has eased restrictions against Covid-19 in effect in most of its regions, the vast majority of which will be classified at the "yellow" level, with the exception of Alto Adige (north), Umbria (center) and Puglia, and the islands of Sicily and Sardinia (south) are classified as "orange" areas of medium risk. Any area is no longer designated "red".
The easing of restrictions allows bars and restaurants to reopen during the day and museums in particular during the week. The night curfew is still in effect throughout the country, from ten in the evening until five in the morning.
Museums, libraries, art galleries and shopping centers reopened on Monday in Poland as restrictions were eased to combat the coronavirus outbreak. However, most schools will remain closed until at least March.
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire warned that restaurants that violate the rules and receive customers at tables, will be denied government aid "for a month" and finally in the event of a repeat violation.
The minister said that they are a few "isolated" restaurants in France, but "I don´t want it to spread," at a time when some establishments are calling for a challenge to the restrictions and open their doors. The government will tighten monitoring measures.
Since Monday, at all French airports, travelers leaving the European Union must present an "urgent reason" for travel.
The French Minister for Overseas Territories announced that tourist trips to French Polynesia will be suspended from Wednesday due to the outbreak of the epidemic.
The Irish airline, Ryanair, recorded a net loss of 306 million euros between October and December and is expecting 2020 to be the worst year in its history due to the epidemic.
On Monday morning, former French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, 50, was confirmed to have Covid-19, according to what was reported by Agence France-Presse, stressing that he is "in good condition."
On Monday, schools all over Greece reopened their doors, as did high schools in regions least affected by the disease, after two and a half months of closure.
"Our priority is to reopen schools, while taking the necessary measures for your health and public health," Education Minister Nikki Keramos told teachers and students.
The new Corona virus has killed 2,227,605 people in the world since the end of December 2019, according to a census conducted by Agence France-Presse according to official sources on Monday at 11:00 GMT.
More than 102.8 million people in the world have been infected with the virus since the outbreak of the epidemic, and at least 62,454,800 people have recovered.
The United States is the country most affected by the epidemic, with 441,331 deaths, followed by Brazil, which recorded 224,504 deaths, Mexico with 158,536 deaths, India with 154,392 deaths, and the United Kingdom with 106,158 deaths.
Despite this, the number of reported infections may reflect only a small portion of the actual total, with a large proportion of less severe or asymptomatic cases remaining undetected.
