The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns over a manufacturing plant responsible for filling the vials with the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.

In a statement, Pharmstandard-UfaVITA, a leading pharmaceutical company in Russia, said that the WHO inspectors' attention was focused on only four technical issues mostly related to one of the filling lines, which have all been subsequently fully addressed.

The US government continues to recommend coronavirus vaccinations for everyone 12 years of age and older, albeit with a new warning to watch for symptoms of an enlarged heart reported by a fraction of people receiving the Pfizer or Moderna inoculation, the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention said.

The known and potential benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the known and potential risks, including the possible risk of myocarditis or pericarditis [enlarged heart]. Also, most patients with myocarditis and pericarditis who received care responded well to treatment and rest and quickly felt better, the CDC said in a press release on Wednesday.

Brazil has reported a record daily high of 115,228 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the national tally to 18,169,881, the Ministry of Health said.

Some 2,392 more people died from the disease in the same period, raising the national death toll to 507,109.Sao Paulo, the most populous state, remains as the country's hardest-hit region, where lockdown restrictions are extended until July 15 due to continuous increase in cases and hospitalizations.

The price of 22-carat gold on Thursday inched marginally up to Rs 46,150 for 10 gm from Rs 46,120 on Wednesday. Silver was at Rs 67,900 per kg, according to the Good Returns website.

Gold jewellery price varies across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making changes.

Healthcare chain Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd on Wednesday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 169.89 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2021.

The company, which posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 209.60 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, also announced a re-organisation with the formation Apollo HealthCo, with the aim of creating India's largest omni-channel healthcare platform.

Kane Williamson-led New Zealand have beaten India by eight wickets to win the first-ever World Test Championship (WTC) at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton. New Zealand's two most experienced batsmen Williamson and Ross Taylor got their side home after the off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed the two openers Tom Latham and Devon Conway in quick succession.

Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, India’s first indigenous vaccine against Covid-19, has shown 77.6 per cent efficacy in the final analysis of phase 3 clinical trials, according to sources in the expert panel that reviewed the data.

The vaccine has shown an efficacy rate of 93 per cent against severe disease and 60 per cent against asymptomatic Covid-19.

New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Asking armed forces to be on guard along borders with both China and Pakistan, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has said that terrorists working with the Pakistan Army can go rogue and it could escalate the situation with India.

Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, the Chief of Defence Staff also stated that while there was a need to be alert on both the borders, the primary front for the defence forces at the moment was the Northern border where India and China have been locked in a military standoff since last year.

India's total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the three crore mark with one crore infections being added in 50 days.

The total tally mounted to 3,00,28,709 with 50,848 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 3,90,660 with 1,358 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

Amid mounting pressure over calls for a fresh probe into the origins of COVID-19, a review of Wuhan Institute of Virology's public records and internal guidelines have revealed the existence of unspecified classified projects and discussion of the lab's responsibilities under China's state secrets law, which hamper the search for the origins of the virus.

According to Washington Post, some records mention protocols for disclosing information to foreigners and the sealing of some research reports for up to two decades.

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