Pharma major Bharat Biotech has announced the development of India’s 1st vaccine candidate for COVID-19, named COVAXIN, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology (NIV).

The SARS-CoV-2 strain was isolated in NIV, Pune and transferred to Bharat Biotech. The indigenous inactivated vaccine was developed and manufactured in Bharat Biotech’s BSL-3 (Bio-Safety Level 3) High Containment facility located in Genome Valley, Hyderabad.

Pharma major Bharat Biotech has announced the development of India’s 1st vaccine candidate for COVID-19, named COVAXIN, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology (NIV).

The SARS-CoV-2 strain was isolated in NIV, Pune and transferred to Bharat Biotech. The indigenous inactivated vaccine was developed and manufactured in Bharat Biotech’s BSL-3 (Bio-Safety Level 3) High Containment facility located in Genome Valley, Hyderabad.

Two workers died and four were hospitalised on Tuesday after a gas leak occurred in a factory in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam. The leakage of benzimidazole gas occurred at the Sainor Life Sciences Pvt Ltd in Visakhapatnam's Parwada area on Monday night.

Uday Kumar, Inspector of the Parwada Police Station, said that the situation is under control now.

Bengaluru recorded 3,419 cases of COVID-19 as on June 28, which is 25.92 per cent of the total coronavirus cases in Karnataka.

The COVID-19 cases in Bengaluru doubled from 1,556 on June 23 to 3,419 cases on June 28, Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr Sudhakar K said.

After a day's pause, state oil marketing companies on Monday resumed fuel price hike. Petrol price in Delhi was increased for the 22nd day by 5 paise to Rs 80.43 and diesel price by 13 paise to Rs 80.53. Diesel continued to be costlier than petrol for the sixth consecutive day.

Rates differ from state to state, depending on value-added tax (VAT). The state had increased the VAT on diesel from 16.75 per cent to 30 per cent and on diesel from 27 per cent to 30 per cent.

Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury, the Defence Secretary of Bangladesh, passed away on Monday morning due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Bangladesh government has confirmed. At the time of his death, Chowdhury was aged 57.

He was undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka, where he was admitted on May 29. He was later shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on June 6 and then placed on life support on June 18 as his condition worsened.

Doda has become totally terrorist-free district after Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Masood was neutralised in an encounter, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said. Three terrorists, including a top commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit, were killed on Monday morning in an overnight encounter at the Runipora Khulchohar area in the Anantnag district of South Kashmir.

As the coronavirus cases in India continue to spread rapidly, India is now just behind the United States, Brazil, and Russia in terms of the total confirmed cases. It is, therefore, the biggest epicenter of the coronavirus disease pandemic in Asia and the fourth worst-affected nation in the world.

With over 19,000 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count on Monday crossed the 5.48 lakh-mark, while the death toll has crossed the 16,400-mark as well.

Three terrorists were killed on Monday morning in an overnight encounter at the Runipora Khulchohar area in the Anantnag district of South Kashmir.

Regarding the encounter, Kashmir Zone police tweeted, 3 unidentified terrorists killed. Identification being ascertained. Search going on. Further details shall follow. The account also tagged the official handle of the Jammu and Kashmir Police in the tweet.

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has alleged that India wants to topple his government after he issued the new Nepal map that shows Indian territories of Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura as Nepali territories.

Speaking at an event in Kathmandu, Oli said, listen to the media in Delhi..activities have been stepped up in hotels and at the Indian mission (in Kathmandu) suggesting what's happening... If anyone dreams of unseating the Prime Minister of this country for publishing the map and including the map in the constitution...Don't even think of it.

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