All articles by Shalini Nair

1. CDRI gets approval for Phase III trial of Umifenovir to treat Covid-19

   Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), a constituent lab of India-based Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has secured approval…
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   19 Jun
2. India COVID-19 coronavirus by city and state

   Visit our Covid-19 microsite for the latest coronavirus news, analysis and updates Coronavirus FAQs Coronavirus in India: how the 2019-nCoV…
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   4 Jun
3. 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic

   The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been postponed to a date no later than summer 2021, announced  International Olympic Committee (IOC)…
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   24 Mar
4. India under lockdown for 21 days from midnight of 24 March, says PM Modi

   Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a televised address today announced that the entire country will be under lockdown for…
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   24 Mar
5. Coronavirus: A timeline of how the deadly COVID-19 outbreak is evolving

   21 Mar: First death in Singapore, Israel – Singapore’s health ministry confirmed the first two deaths in a 75 year-old…
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   24 Mar
6. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for citizen curfew to fight coronavirus

   Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people to opt for a self-imposed citizen curfew on 22 March (Sunday) from…
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   19 Mar
7. Heat Biologics launches programme to develop vaccine against Covid-19

   Heat Biologics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has commenced a programme within its fully-owned subsidiary, Zolovax, to develop a vaccine using…
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   5 Mar
8. US researchers start recruitment for test of Covid-19 vaccine

   Clinical researchers have commenced recruitment of healthy volunteers in Seattle, the US, to take part in the first clinical trial…
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   5 Mar
9. Arcturus Therapeutics partners with medical school for coronavirus vaccine

   Arcturus Therapeutics, a RNA medicines company, and Duke-NUS Medical School have partnered to develop a coronavirus Covid-19 vaccine for Singapore….
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   5 Mar
10. Hyderabad reports second Covid-19 case; takes India’s total to 28

    India’s tech city Hyderabad has reported its second Covid-19 case Wednesday, taking the overall coronavirus count in the country to…
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    4 Mar