Hi, NewsWrap for July 23, 2020

Coronavirus News, Sachin Gehlot, rainfall, flood in Assam, Jharkhand

23 July 2020

  • Coronavirus Vaccine Latest Update: Oxford’s Covishield in India by year end

    Amid the corona crisis, the promising results showed by experimental Covid-19 vaccines being developed by University of Oxford and Moderna Inc in early human testing have grabbed the spotlight in the past week, raising hopes of early availability in the market, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said their first use cannot be expected until early 2021.

    Several vaccines are now in Phase 3 trials and none have failed, so far, in terms of safety or ability to generate an immune response. Realistically, it is going to be the first part of next year before we start seeing people getting vaccinated,” Reuters quoted said Mike Ryan, head of WHO’s emergencies programme, as saying.

  • Assam floods: Netizens cheer over rescued baby rhino

    That is progress because initially they do not take to the feeding bottle because it’s alien for them,” staff taking care of the calf explained. “We put ‘gur’ (molasses) on the nipple of the bottle — if it tastes sweet the baby is more inclined to take to it.

  • Indo-China Live Update: India, China deescalation talks yet to come through, over 40,000 troops still in Ladakh

    Amid the corona crisis, China has not withdrawn its troops from all areas along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, even after several rounds of talks with India to discuss disengagement and deescalation of border tensions, NDTV reported on Wednesday.

    Unidentified officials told the news channel that Chinese troops are still stationed at the Depsang Plains region, Gogra and the Fingers region along the Pangong Lake, where India and China had created a neutral zone.

     

     

     

  • Coronavirus India Live Updates: Jharkhand govt announces Rs 1 lakh fine for not wearing masks

    Prime Minister on Thursday said the fight against novel coronavirus should continue “vigorously” till the time a vaccine is developed. Modi was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Manipur water supply project via video link when he said that development works should also be carried forward with full force during this period.

  • Gehlot vs Pilot: Dissenting voice cannot be shut down’: SC tells Speaker

    The Supreme Court Thursday refused to stay the Rajasthan High Court’s order restraining Assembly Speaker C P Joshi to initiate disqualification proceedings against the rebel MLAs. The apex court, however, said the matter would be subject to the outcome of the Speaker’s petition which seeks interim stay on the high court’s direction.

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23 July 2020

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