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India to get lead role at WHO next month amid global Covid-19 crisis

India will move into a leadership role at the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters after the annual meeting of the global health body next month, people familiar with the development told Hindustan Times. The appointment of India’s nominee as chairperson of the WHO ’s executive board will come at a time the world and the United Nations agency is struggling to stop the highly contagious Sars-Cov-2 pathogen from spreading. The Covid-19 pandemic has already killed more than 180,000 people worldwide and infected 2.6 million, forcing countries to go into lockdown mode that could cost the world upwards of $ 1 trillion this year. India will assume the lead position on 22 May at the executive board’s first meeting after the truncated World Health Assembly conference. India replaces Japan which will complete its one-year-term at the crucial job in May, diplomats in Delhi and Geneva confirmed to HT. That the chairperson’s position will come to India was decided last year wh...

Vaccine production begins in India

Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla                                                    Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla An experiment discovered by Oxford University in the United Kingdom is being hailed as a "landmark moment" in the fight against coronavirus. As a result, those who have the ability to resist coronavirus can return to normal life. Meanwhile, the woman who received the first vaccine in Europe said that she is healthy after spreading rumors of death. India will also start making this vaccine from May. Scientists at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom came up with the title after testing their own vaccines in humans. This time they have invented a test method that can detect the ability of the human body to resist coronavirus. Scientists at the University of Oxford will conduct the test as part of a Mass Rapid Testing Consortium appro...