Moscow [Russia], October 23 (ANI): The Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 will be tested in India on 100 volunteers, the Indian Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation's Drug Controller General (DCGI) told Sputnik on Thursday.
Ankara [Turkey], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkey has registered 2,102 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the new highest daily increase since May 8, the country's Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Moscow [Russia], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has registered 62 deaths of patients infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 6,249, the city's coronavirus response centre said in a statement on Thursday.
Paris [France], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): France on Thursday reported a new record rise in COVID-19 cases with 41,622 new infections registered over the past 24 hours alone, according to figures from the Sante Publique agency heading the coronavirus response in the country.
Harare [Zimbabwe], October 22 (ANI): Two Zimbabwe players -- Regis Chakabva and Timycen Maruma -- and two members of support staff have tested positive for Covid-19.
New York [US], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated in a speech on the United Nations Day on Thursday that all hostilities worldwide should cease in order to direct joint efforts toward combating the novel coronavirus pandemic.
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): The expert panel at Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has recommended the top drugs regulator to grant permission to Bharat Biotech to conduct phase III clinical trial using indigenous covid19 vaccine--Covaxin, with subject to the condit
Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): With a spike of 55,838 new COVID-19 cases and 702 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count crossed 77-lakh mark and reached 77,06,946 on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): India has achieved the milestone of conducting 10 crore COVID-19 tests, ICMR said on Thursday noting that the figure was achieved after over 10 lakh samples were tested on average per day for the past 17 days.
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Rising air pollution combined with coronavirus infection and lung complications can possibly lead to serious consequences, and therefore, higher mortality, Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).