Third wave of COVID, pilots asking for foreign vaccines. The main thing for the night

The third wave of covid-19 began in the world, The European Union will introduce a new tax that will hit importers of aluminum and steel, why pilots write a letter to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin - in an RBC review

The HEAD of WHO announced the third wave of the pandemic in the world

The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide is rising for the fourth week in a row, and the number of deaths from CORONAVIRUS infection is also rising again, WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus said. According to him, this means that the world is in the early stages of the third wave of the disease.

Ghebreyesus called the spread of the delta strain of coronavirus, which has already been identified in more than 100 countries, the main growth driver. The WHO expects this strain to become the dominant strain in the world. The situation, he said, is exacerbated by the increased mobility of people, as well as the inconsistent use of public HEALTH and protection measures by states.

New EU tax hits aluminum and steel importers

The European Commission has presented the EU Green Deal environmental plan, which involves the introduction of a carbon tax on EU imports of steel, aluminum and electricity. The tax on importers will begin to be collected from 2026.