The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Covid-19 vaccine may be ready by year end. The WHO has initiated COVAX global vaccine facility and nine experimental vaccines are in progress. 168 countries are part of this COVAX global vaccine facility excluding the USA, China and Russia.
India’s Serum Institute, Pune is working with UK’s Oxford University for the vaccine. But WHO’s statement doesn’t conclude that the vaccine will certainly be out by the year end.
Meanwhile India has reported 72,049 new positive cases and the total cases tally has touched the 67 Lakh mark. The total case tally stands at 67,57,132 including 9,07,883 active cases and 57,44,694 cured. 986 people have died in the last 24 hours and the total death tally is 1,04,555.
About 11,99,857 samples were tested on 6th October and the total samples tested in the country up to 6th October are 8,22,71,654. Telangana has added 2154 new Covid-19 positive and the active cases stands at 26,551.
This post was last modified on 7 October 2020 10:31 am
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