Covid-19: what you need to know today

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday revised its GDP growth estimate for 2020-21 to -9.5%, down from the August estimate of -4.5% given in its annual report, indicating the pain that the economy is likely to suffer this year due to the coronavirus disease. RBI tends to be …

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China Joins COVAX Coronavirus Vaccine Alliance

TAIPEI: China, which has four coronavirus vaccine candidates in stage 3 clinical trials, said on Friday that it will join the Covid-19 vaccine alliance known as COVAX. The country signed an agreement with GAVI, the co-leader of the alliance, on Thursday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement. China …

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