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COVID 2019! Vaccine emerges as frontrunner to combat coronavirus

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The Indian Council of Medical Research on Sunday said that vaccines developed or observed for the novel coronavirus by five groups of scientists are in the process of coming into human trial phase after passing trials on animals.

Speaking at a daily media briefing here, ICMR”s Chief Scientist Dr. Raman Gangakhedkar said that at least 70 groups of scientists across the world have been working on development of vaccine for the novel coronavirus and five groups have come into human trial phase.

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“At least five out of 70 groups of scientists who are conducting research on the vaccine of novel coronavirus are in the process of coming to the human trial stage. One of the groups is researching on ChAdOX1 vaccine, and not much side effect of the vaccine was observed on the animals.

“There is a candidate vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 called ChAdOx1 that is one of the front runners in the race to find a vaccine for novel coronavirus,” he said.

Gangakhedkar said that scientists are hopeful that ChAdOX1 vaccine may work in coronavirus cases.

“We are also hopeful and wish that it works….everyone will get benefits if a vaccine is developed.”

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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