BERLIN, May 04, 2020, SPA -- Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that Germany would contribute 525 million euros ($573.51 million) to a global fund-raising push to search for vaccines and for a treatment for the novel coronavirus, according to Reuters. "We will contribute 525 million euros directly to this pledging conference and we will also continue our obligations for global health overall with around 1.3 billion euros," Merkel said. --SPA 16:45 LOCAL TIME 13:45 GMT 0021 www.spa.gov.sa/w1321459