World Health Organization approved Chinese vaccine Sinovac. It is already being used in countries like Chile, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Thailand and Turkey, apart from China.
Category: Corona Virus/Covid-19
India set to start testing effectiveness of mixing vaccines: Government panel
Dr NK Arora, chairman of COVID-19 working group under National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) has said that the country may soon start testing the feasibility of a regimen that mixes two different doses of COVID vaccines.
Ensure all passengers have negative RT-PCR tests, Singapore government alerts airlines
Singapore authorities here have told airlines to ensure that those heading to the city-state have a valid negative coronavirus test report before boarding a flight.
COVID-19 variants get new names from WHO
World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to name the different variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus differently instead of ascribing country names as is being done currently.
UK already in early stages of third COVID wave, warns Indian-origin scientist
Indian-origin scientist advising the British government has warned that there are signs that the UK is in the early stages of 3rd wave of coronavirus infections and urged UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to delay the planned June 21 reopening of the country.
Singapore on track to bringing COVID outbreak under control, restrictions may ease from June 13: PM Lee
The prime minister said that Singapore is in a much better position today than a year ago when the first big COVID outbreak occurred.
Doing everything possible to get Biden administration to send excess vaccines to India, says Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi
Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said he is doing everything to get the Biden administration to provide excess vaccines not used in the United States to India amid the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
Singapore reports 23 new COVID cases on Monday, 16 local and seven imported
Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) preliminarily confirmed 16 new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection as well as seven imported cases today, a total of 23 new cases of COVID-19 infection.
30 new cases detected in Singapore, 15 of them local
Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) today confirmed 30 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total case count to 61,970.
US intelligence community divided on origin of COVID-19, Biden orders redoubling of efforts to find source
United States intelligence community is split on its theories about the origin of COVID-19. While two agencies believe the virus emerged naturally due to contact with infected animals, a third agency is leaning towards a possible laboratory accident as the source.
