Coronavirus Disease Weekly News 09May 2021
The news posted last week for the coronavirus 2019-nCoV (aka SARS-CoV-2), which produces COVID-19 disease, has been surveyed and some important articles are summarized here. The articles are more or less organized with general virus news and anecdotes first, then stories from around the US, followed by an increased number of items from other countries around the globe. Economic news related to COVID-19 is found here.
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Major coronavirus metrics continue to head lower in the US, and now also globally. New cases in the US during the week ending May 8th were down 18.6% from new cases during the week ending May 1st, and are now down 83.3% from the January peak; this week also saw fewer new cases than any week since September. This week s US deaths attributed to Covid were 6.8% lower than the prior week s, and down 80.5% from the January hig
Minister Luigi Di Maio speaks at the conference The State of the Union
2021-05-07 Maeci
Minister Luigi Di Maio speaks at the 2021 edition of The State of the Union conference, organised by the European University Institute in Florence.
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New member appointments to MAC
Their appointments follow a rigorous recruitment process that was regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
The Chair of the MAC, Professor Brian Bell said:
I’m delighted to welcome Dina and Sergi to the MAC. I look forward to working with them, knowing the wealth of experience and talent they bring.
Dina Kiwan
A Professor of Comparative Education at the University of Birmingham, Professor Kiwan has an interdisciplinary background in psychology, sociology and education. Her broad research programme focuses on citizenship, inclusion and is interdisciplinary and comparative in scope. Her interests centre around sociological and politico-philosophical examinations of inclusive citizenship through the lens of education policy, naturalisation policy and migration policy, in particular in the context of pluralist / multicultural societies, and also societies in conflict.
Di Maio lauds Europe s Coronavirus response 07 maggio 2021 | 23.01
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Italy s foreign minister Luigi Di Maio on Friday praised the role that the European Union is playing in tackling COVID-19, saying the bloc s response to the pandemic has shown its strength and unity. Europe has been able to react firmly to the pandemic and with determination, remaining united and changing its approach to the crisis, Di Maio said.
He was addressing the State of the Union conference organised by the European University Institute in Florence.
Di Maio highlighted the bloc s considerable ability to react in the face of unexpected adversity, showing ample resilience .
Global Vaccine Rivalries
Berlin continues to reject Covid-19 vaccine patent waiver. Washington pursues geo-strategic objectives with its call to suspend patents. BERLIN/BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON | | usa
BERLIN/BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Own report) - Berlin and the EU are blocking temporary suspension of Covid-19 vaccine patents, even after the US changed its position on the issue. Following the recent EU summit, Chancellor Angela Merkle und European Council President Charles Michel declared that they do not believe that waving patents would be the appropriate step for increased vaccine production. Berlin is particularly worried about BioNTech s mRNA patents. With its patents, the company is expected to significantly contribute to Germany as a biotechnological address. Thus, China should not get its hands on the patents, Chancellor Angela Merkle is quoted to have said. With its move to wave patents, the Biden administration is also taking the competition with China i