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An eighth-grader Indian-American has been awarded a grand prize of USD 25,000 in the ‘3M Young Scientist Challenge’ for her attempt to find a possible cure for the COVID-19 outbreak.
Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech are expected to pursue late stage clinical trials of intranasal Covid-19 vaccines in the coming months once they receive regulatory approval, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday.
Based on two pan-India studies, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has confirmed that there is no mutation of COVID-19 virus in the nation. On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting to discuss the preparation and delivery process of coronavirus vaccine.
Government said, the total number of recoveries has reached over 65 lakh 97 thousand. Presently, the total number of active cases in the country is seven lakh 83 thousand and the Case Fatality Rate is at 1.52 per cent, which is one of the lowest, globally.
Explaining their work, the leader of the team, Prof. Umakanta Tripathy, said that Coronavirus, like any other virus, uses the proteins on its surface to enter into the cells of the human body. He and his team looked for natural compounds that could bind to these proteins and stop the virus from entering human cells. They used computer-based cutting edge techniques such as molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation to hunt for potential inhibitors.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a research-led, global integrated drug company, has launched Nindanib, a medicine for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis (PF), which causes scarring of lungs, in India, the company announced on Wednesday.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has lauded India’s Aarogya Setu mobile application for helping health departments to identify Covid-19 clusters. “Aarogya Setu app from India has been downloaded by 150 million users, and has helped city public health departments to identify areas where clusters could be anticipated and expand testing in a targeted way,” WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a media briefing.
India is reporting a progressively high increase in the recoveries and a persistent decline in the percentage active cases. As a result, the doubling time of the infection has sharply improved. It is now almost 73 days (72.8 days). This indicates a substantial fall in the daily New Cases and the consequent increase in time taken to double the Total Cases.
Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister for AYUSH and Minister of State for Defence inaugurated the Regional Raw Drug Repository (RRDR) for ASU&H Medicine (Southern Plateau Region) at National Institute of Siddha today through a virtual event. Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary Ministry of AYUSH presided over the program.
There are many who certify that Homoeopathy can do wonders in cases of skin related viral diseases, Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) said on Monday.
