The UN on Friday launched a global push to speed up production of a vaccine for the new coronavirus as US President Donald Trump came under fire for suggesting injecting patients with disinfectant.
The pandemic has upended life around the planet as nations try to stop the spread of the disease that has so far claimed more than 190,000 lives, infected nearly three million people and hammered the global economy.
“None of us is safe until all of us are safe,” the UN chief said. “Covid-19 respects no borders. Covid-19 anywhere is a threat to people everywhere.” In the Saudi holy city of Mecca, the Great Mosque was deserted on the first day of Ramadan. AFP/BANDAR ALDANDANI “This is an irresponsible move that is based solely on dollars over science,” Randy Adler, owner of Babs Midtown restaurant, told AFP. “It is not the right thing to do.”
In the Saudi holy city of Mecca, the Grand Mosque, usually packed with tens of thousands of pilgrims during Ramadan, was deserted as religious authorities suspended the year-round umrah pilgrimage. In Thailand, soldiers have been helping residents during the lockdown restrictions. ROYAL THAI ARMY/AFP/Handout
Participants in a “People’s Motorcade” stop at the Trump International Hotel to deliver fake body bags during a protest against the administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington, DC. AFP/ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS
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