Online desk : A coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe and triggers an immune response.Trials involving 1,077 people showed the injection led to them making antibodies and T-cells…
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Three Bangladeshis lynched on suspicion of cattle-smugglers in Assam
Online Desk : Three Bangladeshi nationals, alleged cattle smugglers. were lynched by a mob in Assam’s Karimganj district Saturday midnight, report The Hindu and Express News Service of India. The police said…
Amitabh, Avishek, Aishwarya, Aradhya responding well to treatment, reports
Online Desk : All the four members of Bollywood’s superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s family, who are being treated for Covid-19 in a health facility in Mumbai, are improving gradually as they are “responding…
75 countries keen to join ‘COVAX’ access facility
Online Desk : More than 75 countries have expressed interest in joining the COVAX financing scheme designed to guarantee fast and equitable access globally to COVID-19 vaccines, the GAVI vaccines alliance said…
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine enters final stage trial on July 27
Online Desk : US biotech firm Moderna said Tuesday it would enter the final stage of human trials for its COVID-19 vaccine on July 27, to test how well it protects people…
US Covid-19 vaccine program to start manufacturing by late summer: official
Online Desk : Drugmakers partnered with the US government are on track to begin actively manufacturing a vaccine for Covid-19 by the end of the summer, a senior administration official said on…
Russian university says clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine completed
Online Desk : Clinical trials of vaccine against the novel coronavirus were completed on volunteers at Sechenov University, and the results of research proved the medication’s effectiveness, chief researcher Elena Smolyarchuk told…
Sri Lanka shuts schools again as Covid-19 cases surge
Online Desk : Sri Lanka ordered government schools across the nation to shut Monday, just a week after they re-opened, following a surge in new coronavirus cases. The country has reported just…
Giant protests in Russia after popular governor’s arrest
Online Desk : Hundreds of people joined a second day of protest on Sunday in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk over the arrest of a popular governor accused of ordering…
WHO urges aggressive virus measures as flare-ups spark new closures
Online desk : The World Health Organization has urged countries grappling with coronavirus to step up control measures, saying it is still possible to rein it in, as some nations clamp fresh…
Furore after Indian police shoot gangster dead
Online Desk : Indian police shot dead one of the country’s most wanted gangsters on Friday just a day after his dramatic arrest, sparking accusations of a staged extrajudicial killing, reports AFP….
Australia offers safe haven to Hong Kongers, sparking China fury
Online Desk : Australia offered pathways to permanent residency for thousands of people from Hong Kong on Thursday in response to China’s crackdown on dissent, drawing a furious reply from Beijing, reports…