Rohingya Broadcast Rohingya “Lifeline” radio - Thursday, July 23, 2020 MC & News: Sami Ahmed, Hamid Hussain & Mohammed Hussain \\arsenic\netexchange$\Bangla\MP3 ROH Lifeline 07232020 1130 UTC Intro Today: Thursday, July 23, 2020 7:30 a.m. (Washington, D.C., USA) News Headlines Duration: 6 minutes · US- orders closure of Chinese consulate in Houston · In the United States, it is illegal to include undocumented immigrants in the census · The trial of former Sudanese President and dictator Omar al-Bashir has begun · 98 lakh people in South Asia in three-way disaster: IFRC · Myanmar Urged to Work with UN Rights Process Rather Than Resist Scrutiny · Rakhine State: Maungdaw township's court sentenced 21 Rohingya to six months in prison under the Immigration border-control Act Shortwave: 31-meter band, 9350 kHz; 25-meter band, 11700 kHz and 12030 kHz Medium wave (AM): 1575 kHz Report: VOA News Related item code: 9-P Duration: 6:00 minutes Translator: Mohammed Hussain Topic: U.S. to pay Pfizer, BioNTech $1.95 billion for COVID-19 vaccine (with actuality) Sources: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pfizer/u-s-to-pay-pfizer-biontech-1-95-billion-for-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN24N1I9 Summary: The U.S. government will pay nearly $2 billion to buy enough of a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and German biotech BioNTech SE (22UAy.F) to inoculate 50 million people if it proves to be safe and effective, the companies said on Wednesday. The contract for 100 million doses of the vaccine amounts to a $39 price tag for what is likely to be a two-dose course of treatment. In the United States has agreed to spend on a vaccine, although previous deals with other vaccine makers were intended to also help pay for development costs. Pfizer and BioNTech will not receive any money from the government unless their vaccine succeeds in large clinical trials and can be successfully manufactured, according to a Pfizer spokeswoman. Under the agreement, the government would also have an option to procure an additional 500 million doses. Pfizer said the price for the additional doses would be negotiated separately if the U.S. orders them. The vaccine, if successful, will be made available to Americans at no cost, although their health insurance may be charged, the U.S. department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said. Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla has said the company intends to make a profit on the vaccine. He has also said that spending its own money, rather than government money to develop the vaccine should help speed the process. Pfizer hopes to start its pivotal late-stage trial of the vaccine as early as next week, pending regulatory approvals, Chief Scientific Officer Mikael Dolsten said in an interview. Report: Mohammed Rukon Uddin (Cox’s Bazar) Related item code: 9-P Duration: 7:01 minutes Topic: A Rohingya shares enjoying the time before Eid-ul Adha with sacrificial animals Translation Summary: Enjoying the time before celebrating Eid-ul Adha is a common scenario in every Muslim community. Especially when people buy animals to sacrifice and their children used to play. Likewise, Rohingyas used to do the same in their homeland. 23 years old Mohammad Shafiq from kutupalong camp 3 said-,” Eid-ul-Adha is a very special day for Muslims. People used to enjoy the day , children used to play with those animals putting colored paper and flower and move different places, parents used to decorate the house for the festivals and others. We used to eat meat after sacrificing the animal and provided for the needy and relatives. Back there we at least had our source of income, our assets and others”. He also describes the Qurbani situation here in the camp. “, People weep when they think about old days and now here in the camp people are not guaranteed of any meat during that day unless someone donate them. It is already 3 ye