Pneumosil, developed by SII in collaboration with partners like Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will be available at an affordable price, the health ministry said.
The Serum Institute CEO also said the vaccine rollout is expected to be slow in the initial phase due to some logistics issues and is expected to pick up once things get sorted.
Study suggests that N501Y, the ‘highly infectious’ Covid mutation found in UK, is present in Australia, South Africa, USA, Denmark & Brazil, and advises screening travellers from here.
The dry run is to test functionality of Co-WIN, the website for monitoring vaccine delivery, deployment of teams, cold storage, transportation and other protocols.
The number of people who have recuperated from the virus surged to 97,82,669, pushing the national recovery rate to 95.83%, while the Covid case fatality rate stands at 1.45%.
Health ministry says India's total active caseload has fallen to 2.78 lakh — 'lowest after 170 days'. Delhi reported 655 cases in last 24 hrs — lowest since mid-August.
The PM did make a valid point when he criticised the Congress for categorising the entire Muslim community in Karnataka under the Other Backward Classes. It is pure appeasement of Ashraaf Muslims and discriminates against Pasmandas.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
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