Coronavirus live news: vaccine trial raises hopes of some protection; Covid travel slump could cost 46m jobs

Trial shows‘robust’ immune response; warning overglobal impact of travel collapse;Belgium death toll exceeds 10,000World Bank announces $12bn plan for vaccines for poor countries‘Only time will tell’: Russia places huge bet on Covid vaccineGermans embrace fresh air to tackle coronavirusIsrael bans mass protests as Covid lockdown tightensUK coronavirus updates – live3.48pmBSTKenya ’s auditor general says the country stands to lose $21 million in the procurement of COVID-19 medical supplies because the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency failed to follow procurement law.General Nancy Gathangu on Wednesday presented to the Senate a special report describing how the supplies were purchased between Kenya ’s first confirmed coronavirus case on March 13 and July 31, AP reports.3.37pmBSTThe UKis doing more than most countries to support access to Covid vaccines for the poorest populations in the world, but it is not transparent enough about the deals it is doing at home, according to an international aid organisation launching a tracker, Sarah Boseley reports.The One campaign has given countries and pharmaceutical companies scores for the efforts they have made to ensure the poorest get vaccines. In the vaccine access test no country or company scores green, the top rating, classed as aiding global access to vaccines.Related:UK doing more than most to help poor get Covid vaccine, study findsContinue reading...
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