By regions, Europe and South-East Asia reported the largest decline, whereas the African and Western Pacific Regions reported increases. In the Americas and Mediterranean Regions, the cases reported were similar to those reported in the previous week.
The vaccination campaign increased the rate, being the latest around 38 million doses per day. It is estimated that around 14.1% of the global population is fully vaccinated, however, the differences between high and low-income countries remain –highest incomes countries are vaccinating more than 30 times faster than those with the lowest. Therefore, to reduce the “equity gap”, the leaders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a joint statement urging government leaders to finance a new $50 billion roadmap. They warned that access to vaccination is key to end the health crisis. On June 2, President Joe Biden announced that the US will donate 75% of its unused coronavirus vaccines to the COVAX alliance.
Latest data of the WTO’s Goods Barometer (May 28) showed that global merchandise trade is continuing to recover in 2021 following a steep but brief pandemic-induced drop in the second quarter of last year.
The European Commission proposed that Member States gradually ease travel measures, including most importantly for the holders of the EU Digital COVID Certificate (previously called the Digital Green Certificate) which will enter into application on July 1. The key updates proposed are built on the colour-coded map published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). In addition, on June 1, the NextGenerationEU recovery plan started after the approval of the own resources decision from all 27 Member States. Pre-financing of 13% of the total amount allocated to each Member State will be made available to national governments after the approval of their recovery and resilience plans.
The vaccination campaign increased the rate, being the latest around 38 million doses per day. It is estimated that around 14.1% of the global population is fully vaccinated, however, the differences between high and low-income countries remain –highest incomes countries are vaccinating more than 30 times faster than those with the lowest. Therefore, to reduce the “equity gap”, the leaders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a joint statement urging government leaders to finance a new $50 billion roadmap. They warned that access to vaccination is key to end the health crisis. On June 2, President Joe Biden announced that the US will donate 75% of its unused coronavirus vaccines to the COVAX alliance.
Latest data of the WTO’s Goods Barometer (May 28) showed that global merchandise trade is continuing to recover in 2021 following a steep but brief pandemic-induced drop in the second quarter of last year.
The European Commission proposed that Member States gradually ease travel measures, including most importantly for the holders of the EU Digital COVID Certificate (previously called the Digital Green Certificate) which will enter into application on July 1. The key updates proposed are built on the colour-coded map published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). In addition, on June 1, the NextGenerationEU recovery plan started after the approval of the own resources decision from all 27 Member States. Pre-financing of 13% of the total amount allocated to each Member State will be made available to national governments after the approval of their recovery and resilience plans.