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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 7, 2020 10:00:56 pm Students wearing protective masks leave an elementary school, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on September 2, 2020. (Reuters) Global coronavirus updates: There are more than 27 million cases …

New Delhi: Calling the 23.9% drop in economic growth in the June quarter alarming, former Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has said the bureaucracy should grow out of complacency and take meaningful action. The current crisis requires a more thoughtful and active government, he said, adding that “sadly, after an …

WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward said at a briefing in Geneva that discussions are underway to make India part of the WHO global vaccine plan ‘Covax’. WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward said at a briefing in Geneva that discussions are underway to make India part of the WHO global vaccine …

China has showcased its homegrown coronavirus vaccines for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered seeks to shape the narrative surrounding the pandemic. There are high hopes for the small vials of liquid on display at a Beijing trade fair this week: vaccine candidates produced by …

BEIJING (AP) – Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech Ltd said Monday that its coronavirus vaccine candidate appeared to be safe for older people, based on preliminary results from an early to mid-stage trial, while immune responses triggered by the vaccine were slightly weaker than those of younger adults. Health officials have …

After Russia broke the news that it had developed the world’s ‘first coronavirus vaccine’ with pomp, hope and questions soared in equal measure among the public that has prepared during the 6 months of the pandemic. Now, the head of Russia’s Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, has said that clinical …

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 …

Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have risen in India, although recovery rate has improved New Delhi: The World Health Organization is in talks with India to join the global “COVAX” vaccine allocation plan, a senior WHO adviser said on Monday. “India is certainly eligible, like every country in the world, to be …

GENEVA: The World Health Organization is in talks with India to join the global ‘Covax’ vaccine allocation plan, a senior WHO adviser said on Monday. “India is certainly eligible, like every country in the world, to be part of the Covax facility and discussions are ongoing about it,” Bruce Aylward …

Written by Abhishek De | New Delhi | Updated: September 7, 2020 9:27:45 pm According to the World Health Organization, about 175 vaccine candidates are in preclinical or clinical trials today. While Russia and China may have stolen a march in the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, grant regulatory …