MERS Current Affairs, GK & News
Remdesivir Shortage in India
Remdesivir is an injectable anti-virus. It is injected to prevent replication of the virus. The Remdesivir was created in 2014. It was manufactured in large scale to treat Ebola. Later it was used to treat SARS and MERS. Recently, after the COVID-19 crisis, it has been repurposed for COVID-19 treatment. What is the issue around ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) • COVID-19 • Ebola • MERS • Remdesivir • SARS
Zydus Cadila launched the cheapest generic version of Remdesivir in India
Zydus Cadila launched the cheapest generic version of Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug Remdesivir in India to treat the deadly COVID 19 pandemic. The version has been launched after reports of a shortage of the drugs in the hospitals of the country. The price of drugs has been fixed as Rs 2800 per 100 mg vial. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Cipla • COVID-19 • Gilead Sciences • MERS • Remdesivir • SARS • Zydus Cadila
What are Immunity Passports that are warned against by WHO?
The World Health Organization has recently warned against issuance of immunity passports. The organization is against the concept as there is no evidence till now that people who have recovered from COVID-19 or developed antibodies will not get infected again. What are Immunity Passports? Immunity passports are provided to persons that have been recovered from ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Antibodies • Human antibodies • immunity passport • lock down • MERS • World Health Organization (WHO)
Four Mega Trials of COVID-19 Treatment launched by WHO
The World Health Organization recently launched a mega trial of four most promising corona virus treatments. The organization focuses on repurpose drugs that have already been approved to be safe rather than finding new compounds from the scratch. What are the four trials? The WHO is testing four most promising treatments to combat the virus. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Clinical trials • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Malaria • MERS • Treatment for viral diseases • WHO
WHO names the new Corona Virus: “COVID-19”
On February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced a new name for the Corona Virus, “COVID-19”. Today more than 42,000 are infected with the virus according to the organization. Highlights WHO has chosen the name with no reference to geographical location. According to WHO, the name was chosen in such away that it does ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: China • Corona virus • Diseases • Health • MERS • Saudi Arabia • Virus • WHO