- ITV Report
On Monday, the prime minister is expected to tell an online pledging conference – co-hosted by the UK and eight other countries and organizations – that the sooner states share their expertise the faster scientists will succeed in defeating the disease.
Mr Johnson will describe the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine as the “most urgent shared endeavor of our lifetimes” as he calls on nations to “Pull together” in response to the pandemic.
The PM will tell Monday’s conference, which aims to bring in more than £ 6.6 billion in funding, that the race to develop a vaccine is “Not a competition between countries but the most urgent shared endeavor of our lifetimes”.
“It’s humanity against the virus – we are in this together and together we will prevail,” he is expected to say.
Coronavirus has claimed more than
, 0 lives around the world, according to analysis by John Hopkins University .
A total of
100, 2019 people have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Saturday.
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