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The prospect of a vaccine to protect Americans from coronavirus infection emerged Monday as a point of contention in the race for the White House, as President Donald Trump accused Democrats of “belittling” for political gain a a vaccine that he has repeatedly said might be available before the election. …

Two questions. One, what is India’s death rate from Covid-19 infection? This is different from the case fatality rate, which is simply the number of deaths represented as a proportion of the number of cases. The case fatality rate, or IFR, is the number of deaths represented as a proportion …

About half of India’s 880,790 active cases as of Sunday night were located in just three states, and more than a quarter of these were in just 10 cities. India Updated: Sep 8, 2020 05:31 IST Healthcare workers in PPE coveralls monitor patients inside the Commonwealth Games Village Sports Complex …

Bengaluru : The COVID Care Center at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Center here, which was touted as the largest facility of its kind for treating asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients in the country, will be closed as of September 15, as it does not receive patients. In an order dated …

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 …

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 …

MOSCOW: Clinical trials of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will take place this month in several countries, including India, Kirill Dmitriev, executive director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), confirmed on Monday. Dmitriev said that clinical trials in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Philippines, India and …