European leaders join forces to combat Covid-19

International alliance aims to accelerate development and distribution of a vaccine

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European leaders have pledged to raise billions of pounds to help find a vaccine and treatments for Covid-19 as part of an “international alliance” fighting the disease.

An online pledging conference due to be held on Monday will aim to pull in raise €7.5bn (£6.6bn) in funding to support the global response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2WlXiYY