NEW DELHI: Amid a single-day record increase of more than 95,000 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the Center has again urged all states and territories in the Union to mandatorily rerun all symptomatic tests negative in rapid antigen tests (RAT). Retesting must be performed using the most reliable RT-PCR method …
Read More »Serum Institute Stops Covid-19 Vaccine Trials After Reports of ‘Unexplained Illness’ in One Participant
The world’s largest vaccine maker, the Serum Institute of India, has decided to stop trials of the Covid-19 vaccine in the country in the wake of AstraZeneca stopping it after an unexplained illness to a participant. IBS has partnered with biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to manufacture the experimental Covid-19 candidate vaccine …
Read More »Serum Institute Stops Covid-19 Vaccine Trials In India Even As AstraZeneca Says End-of-Year Launch Still Possible
In this illustration, taken on April 10, 2020, small vials labeled with a “COVID-19 Vaccine” label and a medical syringe are seen (REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / File photo). The Serum Institute of India halted trials of the Covid-19 vaccine in India one day after AstraZeneca halted trials …
Read More »UN Calls For ‘Quantum Leap’ In Covid-19 Vaccine Funding, Says $ 15 Billion Will Be Needed In Next 3 Months
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 …
Read More »Covid-19 deaths topped 75,000 in India; about 1,000 deaths every day in September
India has been consistently reporting around 1,000 deaths from coronavirus disease (Covid-19) a day since early September and the cumulative number of deaths in the country due to the viral infection surpassed the 75,000 mark on Wednesday. According to data from the HT panel, 75,055 Covid-19 patients have died as …
Read More »In relief for borrowers, the Supreme Court extends the loan default plan until September 28
File photo of the Supreme Court of India. (Image credit: PTI) The Reserve Bank of India had submitted the notification in March after the nationwide lockdown was imposed to curb the spread of the pandemic and had granted the deferred payment facility of installments to borrowers and the plan finalized …
Read More »AP EAMCET 2020 Room Tickets Released; check here for direct link
The Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education (APSCHE) issued the AP EAMCET 2020 hall ticket earlier today. All registered candidates to sit for various exams under EAMCET 2020 can download the room ticket from the official website, sche.ap.gov.in/EAMCET AP SCHE will hold the EAMCET 2020 exam from September 17-25. …
Read More »Oxford Vaccine: Serum Institute Suspends AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Trials in India | India News
MUMBAI / LONDON: The Serum Institute of India has suspended trials of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate until the British drugmaker restarts trials, Serum said on Thursday. “We are reviewing the situation and stopping the trials in India,” Serum said in a short statement. AstraZeneca said Tuesday that it had halted …
Read More »Serum Institute to Suspend Vaccine Trials in India Following Drug Controller Notice
The Serum Institute of India said it will halt the Phrase 3 trials that were due to start in India next week. New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India, which is manufacturing the Covishield coronavirus vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford in conjunction with major pharmaceutical company AstraZenca, …
Read More »Covid-19 positive inmates escape from Pune temporary jail
Two inmates from a Pune temporary jail, believed to be Covid-19 positive, escaped the facility in the early hours of Thursday. One of them is a defendant in an attempted murder case. The two were identified as Anil Vitthal Vetal, a resident of Ganesh Nagar in Bhima Koregaon, Shirur and …
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