Australia will allocate more than $ 450 million to develop the vaccine against the coronavirus. A portion of these funds will go to the organization of works on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a new disease. This was told Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
“the Authorities in Australia will receive funds for global efforts to combat COVID-19. For these purposes, provided 230,3 million dollars. Of these, 9.8 million are on the study will receive a global coalition of innovations in the field of epidemic preparedness and the Foundation for innovative diagnostics. Even 220,2 million dollars will go to research prevention, diagnosis and treatment of coronavirus infection”, – with reference to the Prime Minister TASS.
Since the beginning of the epidemic in Australia revealed 6 thousand 849 cases of infection with coronavirus infection. The disease has claimed 96 lives 5 thousand 859 people – recovered.