India’s Covid-19 count had crossed the 20 lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, and surpassed 40 lakh on September 5. The country has registered more than 95,000 cases for the third consecutive day. According to the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of …
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A staff member places a Sinovac Biotech Ltd coronavirus vaccine candidate on its booth for display during the 2020 China International Trade in Services Fair (CIFTIS), following the COVID-19 outbreak, in Beijing, China, on September 5, 2020. REUTERS / Tingshu Wang UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged countries to find …
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Mumbai: Maharashtra reported an all-time high of 23,816 new cases of coronavirus Wednesday and with that, the state bill has now risen to 9,67,349. In addition, 325 people succumbed to the infection, taking the death toll due to COVID-19 in the state to 27,732 and the number of active cases …
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Meanwhile, a multi-center study funded by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has found that the use of convalescent plasma therapy in coronavirus-infected patients does not help reduce mortality or progression to severe Covid-19. The ‘open parallel arm phase II multicenter randomized controlled trial’ (PLACID trial) was conducted in …
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The Oxford company of an Indian-born professor announced Tuesday that its Indian partner, the Serum Institute of India (SIIPL), has started trials of a new virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine targeting Covid-19 that has the potential to offer a revolutionary new approach to combat the pandemic. Professor Sumi Biswas, CEO and …
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Mumbai: Maharashtra reported 20,131 new cases of coronavirus Tuesday and with that, the state bill is now up to 9,43,772. In addition, 380 people succumbed to the infection, which claimed the death toll due to COVID-19 in the state to 27,407 and the number of active cases to 2,43,446 according …
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Coronavirus LIVE Updates: US President Donald Trump has hinted that a Covid-19 vaccine could be available long before the November 3 election, even as his political rival Joe Biden was seeking more transparency on the matter. “This could have taken two or three years, and is instead going to be …
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Mumbai Monday reported 1,788 new cases of coronavirus and with that, the Maximum City case count rose to 1,57,410. In addition, 31 patients succumbed to the virus, bringing the death toll to 7,897. In contrast, up to 125,019 patients have recovered to date and the number of active cases in …
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Coronavirus Updates LIVE: Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not just take President Donald Trump’s word for any possible coronavirus vaccine. In an excerpt from the interview aired on CNN on Saturday, Harris said Trump had a history of suppressing expert opinion on the coronavirus pandemic and …
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Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that ‘My Family, My Responsibility’ will be launched from September 15. Mumbai: In its fight to control the growing number of coronavirus cases, the government of Maharashtra has announced that it will begin a door-to-door campaign across the state from September 15 to not only …
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