NEW DELHI: Codagenix Inc said Tuesday that the Serum Institute of India has started manufacturing the potential Covid-19 vaccine from the American biotech company and expects to begin early-stage human testing of the vaccine by the end of 2020 in the UK. United.
Serum Institute, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced, will develop Codagenix’s CDX-005, which is administered intranasally rather than by injection.
Serum Institute, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced, will develop Codagenix’s CDX-005, which is administered intranasally rather than by injection.
Here are the main developments:
INDIA
- Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd could begin late-stage Indian clinical trials of Russia’s potential coronavirus vaccine in the coming weeks, an executive from the Indian pharmaceutical company said. Indian essays of the
Sputnik-V The candidate vaccine, developed by Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, will enroll between 1,000 and 2,000 participants and will be carried out in hospitals across the country.
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COVID-19 The infection count surpassed 55 lakh, while a record 1,01,468 patients recovered in one day, bringing their number to 44.97,867 and bringing the recovery rate to 80.86 percent, data from the Union Ministry of Health. The burden of coronavirus cases in the country rose to 55,62,663, with 75,083 new infections reported in a 24-hour span.
- The daily Covid-19 case count in India dropped by almost 20% as the drastic reduction in testing on Sunday resulted in lower detection of infections. Monday’s count of 73,279 cases nationwide was the lowest daily count in September, even as deaths reported that day remained relatively high at 1,047.
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Narendra modi will chair a high-level virtual meeting with the chief ministers and health ministers of seven high burden states on Wednesday to review the status of 19. These states are Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Punjab.
- The government said it has provided financial assistance of Rs 56.32 crore to states to disinfect public transport vehicles and bus terminals, as well as to raise awareness of Covid-19.
pandemic and road safety. The government also issued notices to all states / UTs from time to time to take all necessary measures to ensure the hygiene of seats, handles and bars in public transport vehicles and hygiene and sanitation at terminals / bus stops. buses, Parliament was informed. - Since the oxygen support requirement is one of the key treatment procedures for Covid-19 patients, the Union’s health secretary, Rajesh Bhushan, reported Tuesday that the government has made every effort to ensure availability. supply of oxygen in various states and districts of India.
STATE
- Karnataka: With more than 3,500 new cases every day, Bengaluru, whose roads increasingly look pre-Covid, has become the second most infected city in the country, after Delhi. The city’s positivity rate is 14%, double that of Delhi’s 6.8% and much higher than the national average of 9%.
- Delhi: In view of the increase in coronavirus cases in Delhi, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal asked a six-member panel of experts to present suggestions to address the current Covid-19 situation and improve health facilities in the national capital, they said. the sources.
- Maharashtra: State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that private hospitals in Pune should dedicate 80% of their beds to Covid-19 care. He said that nearly 1,790 non-oxygenated beds with private hospitals were “useless” in terms of Covid-19 treatment and told health centers to immediately convert them to gas-backed facilities.
- Andaman: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Covid-19 count increased to 3,673, as 22 more people tested positive for the infection. The Union territory now has 152 active cases of coronavirus.
- Telangana: At a time when the country was reeling from a Covid-19 pandemic and was in a state of lockdown from March onward, Telangana emerged as the third successful state in universal immunization of children. Telangana reported vaccination coverage of 87.8% of 3.63,000 children from January to August of this year.
- Tripura: At least 559 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Tripura, bringing the count in the state to 22,834. The death toll rose to 248 and three more people succumbed to the infection.
- Bihar: According to the director of Madhubani Medical College, Dr. Rajiv Prasad Ranjan, “people are fulfilling what the health experts say. We reached an alarming situation in August, but we managed it well and managed to keep the death rate low.”
- Ladakh: The death toll from coronavirus has risen to 50 in Ladakh as one more patient succumbed to the disease, while 79 new infections brought the number of cases to 3,832. There are currently 1,047 active cases of coronavirus in the Union territory, of which 591 are in Leh and 456 in the Kargil district.
- UP: The Covid-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh reached 5,212 after 77 more people succumbed to the disease, while 5,722 new cases brought the count to 3, 64,543, an official said. There are 63,148 active cases in the state.
- Odisha: Odisha’s Covid-19 count rose to 1,88,311 as 4,189 more people tested positive for the infection, while 11 recent deaths brought the number of coronavirus deaths in the state to 721. So far, 53 Covid- 19 have died from other ailments.
- Tamil Nadu: Thanking the state government for announcing the relaxations in a phased manner after the strict shutdown, members of the Tamilnadu Food Grain Traders Association have urged Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami to announce more relaxations to improve trade.
- Arunachal Pradesh: Arunachal Pradesh’s Covid-19 count increased to 7,595, as 210 more people, including 13 members of security personnel, tested positive for the disease. Arunachal Pradesh now has 1,939 active coronavirus cases, while 13 patients have died.
- Go to: With growing demand, the Goa Medical College plasma bank and hospital, Bambolim, which receives six to seven donors a day, wants more recovered patients to come forward to donate plasma. The plasma bank sends around 20 to 25 plasma packages a day to the GMC and ESI-Covid hospital, Margao.
- Mizoram: Up to 107 other people, including a two-month-old baby, tested positive for Covid-19 at Mizoram. The new infections have raised the northeastern state’s coronavirus count to 1,692. All new cases were reported in Aizawl.
- Assam: Sixteen more people succumbed to Covid-19 in Assam, bringing the death toll to 578, while 2,640 new positive cases brought the tally to 1,59,320, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Sarma added that 1,795 patients recovered from the coronavirus during the day.
- Chhattisgarh: Prime Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated the 150-bed Maharaja Agrasen Covid center near the Agrasen Dham in Raipur via video conference. The new Covid-19 center is located near the Agrasen Dham in Raipur and will be fully air-conditioned.
WORLD
- The World Health Organization has reported a record number of confirmed coronavirus cases recorded worldwide in the past week, nearly 2 million infections, marking the highest number in a single week so far.
- The new coronavirus has killed at least 965,760 people since the outbreak emerged in China late last year. At least 31,374,240 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 21,338,900 are now considered recovered.
- The UK government tightened restrictions to stem a rising tide of coronavirus cases, ordered pubs in England to close early and dropped calls for people to return to the workplace to help revive the battered economy.
- The United States is the most affected country with 199,890 deaths out of 6,858,130 cases. At least 2,615,949 people have been declared recovered.
- Nepal recorded 1,356 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s Covid-19 count to 66,632, the Health Ministry said. The death toll reached 429 with 2 more dead. The Kathmandu Valley, which has become the country’s new hotspot, recorded 647 new cases in the last 24 hours.
- Valneva, who has just reached an agreement to supply Britain with its possible Covid-19 vaccine, is in well-advanced talks with another potential client, the French firm’s chief financial officer said.
- Singapore recorded 21 new cases of Covid-19, mostly foreign workers living in dormitories, bringing the number of coronavirus infections to 57,627 in the country. To date, 27 patients have died due to complications related to Covid-19 in the country.
- State-backed vaccine maker China National Biotec Group is hopeful that two of its new coronavirus vaccine candidates will receive conditional regulatory approval for general public use during the year, its vice president said Tuesday.
- Iran announced the highest number of cases of the new coronavirus in a single day, with 3,712 people infected in 24 hours. Iran has been battling the deadliest outbreak of Covid-19 in the Middle East, with a death toll of 24,656 people out of a total of 429,193 infected.
- The virus’ hotspot in Australia, Victoria, reported that new Covid-19 infections doubled, likely as a result of increased testing, while states in other parts of the country said border restrictions would be relaxed as that the number of cases would decrease.
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