World Covid-19 situation April 5: China approves new vaccine trials

CanSinoBIO said in a press release on April 4, according to Reuters news agency. The statement also said that pre-clinical studies showed that the vaccine can generate high levels of neutralizing antibodies against many variants of corona virus, including Omicron.

In front of CanSinoBIO headquarters in Tianjin (China). Photo: Reuters

Unlike other major countries, China has yet to approve any foreign-made mRNA technology vaccines, preferring some domestically developed candidates. Previously, China’s CSPC pharmaceutical corporation on April 3 said that its mRNA technology vaccine has been approved by the Medical Products Administration of China to conduct clinical trials.

Shanghai extends lockdown

Shanghai will continue to blockade until it evaluates all Covid-19 test results for its 26 million residents. “The city will continue to blockade and control, and strictly implement the “stay at home” rule, except for medical treatment,” the Shanghai government said in a statement on its main WeChat account. awake.

The notice did not say when the lockdown measures would be lifted.

Shanghai began a phase 2 blockade on March 28 and recorded an additional 8,581 asymptomatic Covid-19 infections, in addition to 425 symptomatic cases on April 3. Although the extent of the outbreak is still small compared to the global scale, the city is still seen as a test of the “no Covid” strategy in China.

As of the morning of April 5, mainland China had recorded a total of 156,143 cases of Covid-19, with 4,638 deaths and 125,781 recoveries, according to statistics site Worldometers.

US Senate passes 10 billion USD bill to prevent Covid-19

Bipartisan members of the US Senate have passed a bill providing $ 10 billion to support the production and research of vaccines and drugs to treat Covid-19.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, who led negotiations on the package, announced the bill’s passage on Wednesday. This responds to Republicans’ demand that any new Covid-19 aid package be covered with unspent money from previous packages.

Although the amount included in this support package is said to be much less than the $22.5 billion proposed by the administration of President Joe Biden early last month, Sen. Chuck Schumer stated. President Biden still support the new bill and urge its expeditious passage.

Mr. Schumer also said that, while an agreement on an international package of assistance in the new bill could not be reached, many Democrats and Republicans pledged to include them in the second supplementary aid. It is expected to be approved later this spring.

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