Boris Johnson urges countries to ‘pull together’ in coronavirus vaccine race

More than 28,000 people in the UK have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for Covid-19.

Boris Johnson will describe the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine as the “most urgent shared endeavour of our lifetimes” as he calls on nations to “pull together” in response to the pandemic.

The British Prime Minister is expected to tell an online pledging conference – co-hosted by the UK and eight other countries and organisations – that the sooner states share their expertise the faster scientists will succeed in defeating the disease.