World Coronavirus Dispatch: US sets record with 77,000 new cases

Russian spies target vaccine research, Global air passenger slump to last until 2023, UK readies more funds for health sector and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Nearly two-thirds of health-care industry leaders anticipate the pandemic will continue into the second half of 2021 or longer, according to a new survey.

The availability of an effective vaccine is the top concern for 71 per cent of the respondents, according to a Lazard survey of 221 executives and investors across the health-care industry that was published Thursday. The most important factor in bringing about a post-pandemic “new normal” is an effective and widely available vaccine, according to 61 per cent of respondents. Read more here 

Let’s look at the global statistics:

Total Confirmed Cases: 13,818,96.