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Pfizer-BioNTech to provide 2 billion Covid-19 vaccine to Poor Nations
In a bid to fulfil the international calls for vaccine solidarity, American pharmaceutical company, Pfizer and German company, BioNTech have pledged to provide 2 billion doses of Covid-19...
What is a ‘Double Mutant’ virus?
Health Ministry has confirmed that, “double mutant” coronavirus variant which comes with the combination of mutations has been found in India. Scientists are checking if this has increased...
Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG)
The government has set up the “Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG)” for the genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 across India. Highlights This was announced by the Union Minister for...
Brazil: Severe Second Wave of Covid-19
The nation comprising of a population of 212 million, Brazil, is facing the severe second wave of Covid-19. The pandemic had hit the country in the year 2020....
UK launched Global Platform to track new COVID-19 variants
The United Kingdom has launched a New Global Platform to track the new COVID-19 variants. The platform will provide world-leading genomics expertise from the country to identify the...
Researchers discover new hidden gene in COVID-19
A team of researchers from Taiwan’s Academia Sinica have discovered a “hidden gene” in the novel coronavirus. This hidden gene in SARS-CoV-2, virus causing COVID-19, may have contributed... New Test ‘N1-STOP-LAMP’ diagnoses SARS-CoV-2 virus in 20 minutes
In order to combat the menace of COVID 19 pandemic in the country, the researchers have developed a tool that can test the results of samples collected in...
IIT Delhi Launches “Corosure”, a Low-Cost Test Kit for COVID 19
The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has developed the most affordable test kit for COVID 19, named as “Corosure”, to provide low-cost testing facility to all the people... 