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Two Vaccines in India to start clinical trial for COVID-19: ICMR
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has stated that two vaccines developed in India are going to undergo trial from July 2020. The organization has decided to...
DCGI approves Favipiravir for treating COVID-19
The drugs controller general of India (DGCI) granted approval to Glenmark Pharmaceuticals to manufacture and market oral antiviral drug Favipiravir to treat mild and moderate COVID-19 cases in...
Brazil’s COVID-19 cases crosses 1 million mark
On 19th June, Brazil has confirmed that the country’s COVID-19 cases have surpassed 1 million, second only to the United States. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is still downplaying...
UK abandons application similar to Aarogya Setu app
The United Kingdom has decided to ditch its centralised COVID-19 contact-tracing mobile application. Instead, the country would adopt a system developed by Apple and Google that has stricter...
WHO: world is in new and dangerous phase of COVID-19 pandemic
On June 19, 150,000 COVID-19 cases were reported. This is the highest in a single day. Nearly half of these cases are in Americas. Director General Tedros stated...
Kerala mandates Covid certificate for all expats entering state
In order to check COVID-19 infection in the state, Kerala government has mandated Covid certificate for all expats entering the state. Earlier, it was only compulsory for expats...
World Refugee Day observed on June 20
World Refugee Day is celebrated on 20th June each year to create awareness about the struggles faced by the displaced individuals. This year’s theme for World Refugee Day...
Karnataka becomes first state to map population vulnerable to COVID-19
Karnataka has become the first state to map its population that is the most vulnerable to the COVID-19, including the elderly and those with comorbidity. These groups are...
One in 10 COVID-19 cases in US are nursing home residents
Nursing home residents account for nearly one in ten of all COVID-19 cases in the United States and more than a quarter of the deaths. The US currently... “Air-Venti” app launched to provide information on ICU beds, ventilators in Mumbai
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has launched a mobile application “Air-Venti” to help the city’s residents to get information about the availability of the Intensive Care...
CSIR-IICB: COVID-19 may affect respiratory centre of brain
A team of scientists from CSIR – Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata has undertaken a study on the neuro-invasive potential of COVID-19 and said that the...
