coronavirus
Mongolian teenager dies of bubonic plague after eating infected marmot
The bubonic plague, known as 'Black Death' in the Middle Ages, is a highly infectious and often fatal disease spread mostly by rodents
'India and France always stood by each other in difficult times'
France is reportedly scheduled to hand over the first batch of Rafale fighter aircraft to India which is expected to be a huge boost to IAF
Tokyo's coronavirus resurgence alerts health experts
The resurgence of the virus in Tokyo could add to the growing pressure on policymakers to shore up the world’s No.3 economy
South Africa surpasses UK in confirmed coronavirus cases
South Africa now has world’s eighth-highest number of cases, which represents nearly half of all the confirmed cases on African continent
Alcohol-based hand sanitisers to attract 18% GST, says AAR
Authority for advance rulin further said although hand sanitisers are essential commodity, GST law has a separate list of exempted goods
Zydus begins human trials for potential COVID-19 vaccine
In the human trials, Zydus will enrol over 1,000 subjects across multiple clinical study sites in India
First COVID-19 vaccine tested in US poised for final testing
Developed by Dr Fauci, US government’s top infectious disease expert, reports say the vaccine revved up people’s immune systems as hoped
Biophore gets DCGI nod to manufacture, export Favipiravir
CEO of Biophore said all starting materials for making favipiravir are either sourced locally or have been developed in-house for use
PepsiCo Inc reports double-digit fall in beverage sales in India
The company said its snacks volume also witnessed double-digit decline in India during the said period
Glenmark Pharma cuts price of COVID-19 drug Favipiravir to Rs 75/tablet
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals had launched antiviral drug Favipiravir, under the brand name FabiFlu, last month at a price of Rs 103 per tablet