US authorities want to host an international summit on the fight against coronavirus, Politico newspaper reported, citing sources. According to her, some countries have already been notified.

The event is planned to coincide with the meetings of the UN General Assembly, which are to be held a week before the end of September, the message says.. The interlocutors of the newspaper spoke about the idea to discuss coordination of efforts to combat COVID-19 at the summit.

In particular, the production and distribution of vaccines, the supply of oxygen to countries in need, and the possibility of collaborative research and development.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 221.9 million cases of coronavirus have been registered in the world. The daily increase in the number of cases exceeds 800 thousand. According to the World Health Organization, the world has reached a plateau in terms of incidence. Died for all time 4.5 million people with COVID-19. The number of people infected with the first place in the world is occupied by the United States.