Tag: COVID-19
SERB invites proposals on COVID-19 & related respiratory viral infections
Proposals to ramp up R&D efforts for new antivirals, vaccines, and affordable diagnostics may be submitted as per SERB-IRHPA format by 5 pm on Monday, the 30th March 2020, through the SERB online portal............
COVID-19: Mapmygenome India launches Maps & Move App to help users...
The Maps & Move app by Mapmygenome will help users locate Coronavirus testing labs, isolation & treatment facilities nearby.......................
Kidney patients are more vulnerable to COVID-19 infections
The patients with damaged kidneys, also known as uremic patients, are particularly vulnerable to infection and may exhibit greater variations in clinical symptoms and infectivity.................
Coronavirus Scare: Must allay fears of poultry industry, says Vice President
Recently the Poultry Breeders Association called on the Vice President of India and apprised him of the problems faced by the poultry industry in the wake of coronavirus outbreak...................
COVID-19: AIMED urges govt to regulate prices of masks & hand...
Concerned with the huge surge in prices over recent weeks, the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry has sought the union government's intervention in capping prices and ensuring quality, both with ramifications on consumers, health workers, and industry.......................
Global consortium launches initiative to speed up development & access to...
COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator will coordinate R&D efforts and remove barriers to drug development and scale-up to address the epidemic...........................
Total 43 COVID-19 cases in India so far, govt agencies on...
As many as 52 laboratories are now operational across the country for testing the COVID-19 virus........................
South-East Asia Region confirms more COVID-19 cases, WHO calls for agile...
With India, Indonesia and Thailand confirming new cases of COVID-19, World Health Organization asked countries in its South-East Asia Region to strengthen preparedness for all possible scenarios and ensure early containment measures..............
Takeda initiates development of a plasma-derived therapy for COVID-19
Exploring the potential to repurpose marketed products and molecules, the company is developing Anti-SARS-CoV-2 polyclonal hyperimmune globulin (H-IG) to treat infected, high-risk individuals with COVID-19...................
Serum Institute develops novel coronavirus vaccine candidate, human trials in 6...
Serum Institute of India-Codagenix developed novel coronavirus virus-vaccine strain is first to progress to pre-clinical testing phase. The project has been running at an estimated cost of INR 300 crores......................