Covid update: Virus on banknotes; 4th vaccine claims 90% efficacy; PM on cost
From a study on whether currency notes can be potent carriers of the virus, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with chief ministers to discuss a vaccine distribution plan - here are the top news updates on the Covid-19 pandemic.
A Bank of England study found that risk of infection from banknotes is low.
An ICMR scientist told the Allahabad High Court that a vaccine will be available in the near future.
Prime Minister Modi said that the number of doses required and cost of vaccine is still unknown.
Meanwhile, Russia said its Sputnik V vaccine has over 90% efficacy as per second interim study.
Watch the full video for the other updates on the spread of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal got his first dose of Covid vaccine at the LNJP hospital. The Chief Minister’s parents were also vaccinated. Kejriwal has been receiving treatment for diabetes for the last 10 years and is thus eligible for inoculation in the ongoing phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive. President of India Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several chief ministers have already received their first doses of the vaccine. Watch the full video for all the details.
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A day after income tax raids on the homes and offices of Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and others, Gandhi used the hashtag.. IndiaTimes
The direction came after West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress complained about hoardings, after which the Election Commission took this step. DNA
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha took the first jab of COVID-19 vaccine at Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu on March 04. The second phase of vaccination against coronavirus began on March 01, which covers people above the age of 60 years and those above the age of 45 years with comorbidities.
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned Brussels against creating a "serious escalation" by forcing firms to relocate euro clearing business away from.. Sky News
Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey has said the UK's vaccination programme will help the economy bounce back sharply later this year towards levels seen before the crisis. The Bank's governor said the rapid rollout of the programme would help the economy recover from the start of the summer as it allows restrictions to be lifted and gives Britons more confidence to spend.
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This interim efficacy trend puts Covaxin at par with other global front-runner vaccines, the desi vaccine’s co-developer, the Indian Council for Medical.. IndiaTimes
Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine, 'COVAXIN' has demonstrated an interim vaccine efficacy of 80.6% in its Phase 3 clinical trial. "Today is an important day for us, country and Indian science. COVAXIN has demonstrated an interim vaccine efficacy of around 80.6% in its Phase 3 clinical trial. The trials involved 25,800 subjects, the largest ever conducted in India, in partnership with ICMR," Bharat Biotech chairman Dr Krishna Ella.
The PM, who is 70, was administered Covaxin, the indigenous vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research.. IndiaTimes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a Covid shot this morning at Delhi's AIIMS hospital, becoming the first beneficiary in the second phase of nationwide vaccination against the coronavirus. PM Modi took a dose of the home-grown Covaxin developed by Bharat Biotech and the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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Which would you prefer? In Serbia, people can select any of four jabs: the one developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, China’s Sinopharm, Russia’s Sputnik V and Oxford-Astrazeneca's.
In a CNN exclusive interview, Matthew Chance takes us inside Russia’s new coronavirus vaccine factory, where manufacturers are producing coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V.
CNN’s Becky Anderson speaks with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis about why he says Russia is using its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to score geopolitical points.
All Judges and their supporting staff will attend the High Court in full strength. Photo Identification Centre and E-ticket counters will also open. DNA
Dinesh Kumar Khara, chairman, State Bank of India, spoke on the state of the economy at the 18th edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. He said that following 'unlock' in various parts of..
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Professor Sarah Gilbert, who helped develop the University of Oxford's Covid vaccine, said it was "fantastic news" to see results against the virus.
The vaccine, developed alongside AstraZeneca, was..
Spiking COVID-19 numbers across the country come as people prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday. Right now- nearly 84,000 people have been hospitalized in the U.S. with the virus -- a new record..
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