Global COVID19 infections pass 15 million; Trump issues US warning
WASHINGTON - The number of coronavirus infections around the world passed 15 million on Wednesday with more than a quarter of those cases in the United States, where President Donald Trump warned that the pandemic was likely to get worse before it gets better.
Signs are emerging in other parts of the world that the virus quickly springs back when lockdown measures are lifted. Belgian officials said people must stick to social-distancing guidelines to halt a "snowball effect before it provokes a new avalanche." But the airline industry continues to struggle under the weight of travel restrictions and reluctance among potential passengers to fly.
The production of a vaccine is now key to ensuring a return to something close to normality for businesses and the general public. The US government has agreed to pay almost $2 billion for 100 million doses of a potential vaccine being developed by German firm BioNTech and US giant Pfizer. While global efforts to prevent new infections are the principal concern of policymakers, the extent and severity of the disease in countries with struggling health systems has becoming clearer in recent days.
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