Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: COVID-19 expert panel recommends emergency use authorisation for Bharat Biotechs COVAXIN

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: COVID-19 expert panel recommends emergency use authorisation for Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: COVID-19 expert panel recommends emergency use authorisation for Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: COVID-19 expert panel recommends emergency use authorisation for Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN

Bharat Biotech vaccine candidate approved 'especially in context of virus mutation'

The Subject Expert Commitee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) granted the permission for the emergency use of COVAXIN, emphasising on the "context of infection by mutant virus strains", PTI reported.

The SEC’s recommendations will now be considered by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), who will grant the final approval, News18 reported.

Jan 02, 2021 - 21:13 (IST)
SEC recommends permission to Ahmedabad-based lab to conduct phase 3 trials

After detailed deliberations, the SEC has also recommended for grant of permission to Cadila Healthcare Ltd in Ahmedabad for conduct of phase-3 clinical trial protocol for its vaccine candidate.

Jan 02, 2021 - 20:51 (IST)
CDSCO panel recommends granting approval for Bharat Biotech's Covaxin

An expert panel of India's central drug authority on Saturday recommended granting permission for restricted emergency use of the indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin with certain conditions, a day after giving similar direction for the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, reports said.

Covaxin has been indigenously developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on COVID-19 of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Saturday again deliberated on the emergency use authorisation (EUA) application of the Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical firm after it submitted additional data, facts and analysis subsequent to Friday's review meeting, a source said.

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Jan 02, 2021 - 20:22 (IST)
37 UK returnees test positive for COVID-19 in Kerala

Thirty-seven people who returned from the UK to Kerala recently have tested positive for COVID-19, while the state recorded 5,328 new cases and 4,985 recoveries on Saturday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. While the virus caseload has gone up to 7,71,251, as many as 7,02,576 people have recovered.

At least 2,40,490 people are under observation in various districts, including 11,811 in hospitals. The minister also said the dry run for the COVID-19 vaccine was successfully held and asserted the state was fully prepared to receive and administer the vaccine.

Jan 02, 2021 - 20:01 (IST)
COVID-19 vaccines don't belong to any political party, says Omar Abdullah

COVID-19 vaccines do not belong to any political party, but humanity, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, hours after Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav termed coronavirus vaccines to be rolled out in the country as "vaccine of the BJP". Taking to Twitter, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said, "I don't know about anyone else but when my turn comes I'll happily roll up my sleeve & get a COVID vaccine."

The more people get vaccinated, the better it will be for the country and the economy, the NC vice president said. "No vaccine belongs to any political party, they belong to humanity & the sooner we get vulnerable people vaccinated the better," he tweeted.

Jan 02, 2021 - 19:26 (IST)
3,218 new COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, 51 deaths

Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally on Saturday rose to 19,38,854 as the state recorded 3,218 new cases of infection, a health department official said. With 51 fatalities being reported during the day, the toll reached 49,631.

A total of 2,110 patients were discharged after treatment, taking the tally of recovered persons to 18,34,935. With this, there are 53,137 active coronavirus patients in the state now.

Mumbai city reported 593 new cases during the day, which pushed its case count to 2,94,660, while its toll rose to 11,132  with seven patients dying.

Jan 02, 2021 - 19:06 (IST)
One primary contact of UK returnee tests positive for new virus strain in Karnataka

One primary contact of a UK returnee was among 10 people who tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus and all of them are undergoing treatment, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Saturday.

"Ten people have so far been confirmed with the new variant of coronavirus infection... nine of them are returnees from the UK., while one is a contact, the mother of one them. All of them are undergoing treatment and are without any serious health condition. They will recover soon," he said.

Jan 02, 2021 - 18:31 (IST)
Odisha govt to begin lectures for Class 10, 12 from 8 Jan

The School and Mass Education department of the Odisha government on Saturday said that lectures for Class 10 and 12 will reopen from 8 January. Schools will be strictly following the COVID-19 protocol SOP.

Jan 02, 2021 - 18:17 (IST)
ICMR says India 'successfully' cultured new viral strain

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday issued a statement that India has "successfully cultured" the new COVID-19 strain that has been detected in the UK.

Jan 02, 2021 - 18:12 (IST)
Japanese governors demand state of emergency

The Japanese capital, Tokyo, and three nearby prefectures have asked the national government to declare a state of emergency to curtail the surging spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

In the name of valuing life, we made this plea together, said Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike after meeting for three hours on Saturday with the minister in charge of coronavirus measures, along with the governors of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa.

Japan has seen a recent rise in reported cases of COVID-19, especially in urban areas. Tokyo saw a daily record of 1,337 cases on New Year's Eve.

Worries are growing about hosting the Olympics, set for July, with 11,000 Olympic athletes set to enter Japan, as well as tens of thousands of officials and media.

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Coronavirus News LATEST Updates: An expert panel of India's central drug authority on Saturday recommended granting permission for restricted emergency use of the indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin with certain conditions, a day after giving similar direction for the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, reports said.

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Covaxin has been indigenously developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on COVID-19 of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Saturday again deliberated on the emergency use authorisation (EUA) application of the Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical firm after it submitted additional data, facts and analysis subsequent to Friday's review meeting, a source said.

The School and Mass Education department of the Odisha government on Saturday said that lectures for Class 10 and 12 will reopen from 8 January. Schools will be strictly following the COVID-19 protocol SOP.

Nearly 75 health workers underwent dummy vaccination at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday as part of the first dry run of COVID-19 vaccine programme in the state. The mock vaccination programme was conducted at three health centres in the state capital — Gandhi Nagar community health centre (CHC), Govindpura CHC and L N Hospital.

As part of the process, SMSs were sent to the health workers, in which they were asked to come to these health facilities. "After the dummy vaccination shots were given to them, these health workers were asked to wait for 30 minutes at the centres so that they are kept under observation, like in the actual vaccination plan," PTI quoted an official as saying.

Four people who recently returned to Gujarat from the United Kingdom (UK) have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus , a top state health department official said on Saturday. Results of the 15 samples that had tested positive for coronavirus on arrival in Ahmedabad from the UK are currently pending with the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune.

"All the passengers who had reached Ahmedabad from t