EU to host May 4 donor conference for coronavirus vaccine search
EU to host May 4 donor conference for coronavirus vaccine search
Published: 03:26 pm Apr 15, 2020
BRUSSELS: The European Union will host an online conference on May 4 for governments and organisations to pledge money to support the search for a vaccine to the novel coronavirus, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
'To support this global initiative, funding is needed,' Von der Leyen told a joint news conference with European Council President Charles Michel. 'I hope that countries and organisations all over the world will respond to this call,' she said.