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Russia Develops Another Covid-19 Vaccine, Deputy PM Participates In Trial

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Russia Scientists who developed the vaccine in an interaction with the media said that it produces enough antibodies to protect the person from the corona virus.

 

Moscow| At a time when two ongoing trials for Covid-19 vaccine have been halted due to volunteers falling sick, Russia has claimed that it has developed another vaccine for Covid-19. Russia has approved its second corona vaccine after the initial trial. During a meeting with government officials, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that the country has approved the second corona virus vaccine ‘EpiVacCorona’ after the initial trial. Earlier, Russia has created Sputnik-5 vaccine against Corona.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that now the country needs to ramp up the production of the first and second vaccine. This vaccine has been created by the Vector Institute in Siberia, which is peptide-based and two doses of this vaccine must be administered to prevent corona. It has been tested on around 100 volunteers.

According to news agency PTI, it has been tried for two months and now approved after completion of its initial study two weeks ago. According to Russia, the initial trials of this vaccine have been successful and that the volunteers who participated in this trial were aged between 18 and 60 years.

However, scientists have not yet published the results of the study. Scientists who developed the vaccine in an interaction with the media said that it produces enough antibodies to protect the person from the corona virus and the immunity it creates can last up to six months.

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova has administered this vaccine. She had earlier said that she also participated in the initial trial as a volunteer. Golikova has said that 40,000 volunteers across the country will be selected for the next phase trial of Corona’s ‘EpiVacCorona’ vaccine. However, it is unclear whether the vaccine will be offered for wider use while trials are still ongoing.

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Unlock 5 Begins From Today: Multiplexes, Entertainment Parks To Open Up, State Govts To Decide On Opening of Schools

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The government has allowed the opening of multiplexes and cinema halls with physical distancing at staggered seating arrangement under Unlock-5.

Mumbai| Almost six months after the lockdown was imposed, unlock-5 will begin from today. With the new set of guidelines, more activities and establishments have been exempted from restrictions. Now, outside the containment zone, cinema hall, multiplex, entertainment park, swimming pool can be opened up. The guideline for Unlock-5 was released on 30 September.

1. Multiplex

The government has allowed the opening of multiplexes and cinema halls with physical distancing at staggered seating arrangement. Multiplexes are going to open up in Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Bengal after 7 months. At the same time, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and North Eastern states have decided not to open multiplexes yet.

Multiplexes may open in Gujarat from 17 October. The Goa government has given permission to open cinema halls, but theater owners have said that they will not do so as there are no new films.

2. Entertainment Park

Entertainment Parks will also be opened from today under Unlock-5. The guideline states that cleaning and sanitization will be necessary before the park is opened and after it is closed. Used masks and face covers should have a separate dustbin. Swimming pools in these parks will remain closed for now.

In water park there must be continuous cleaning and sanitization of water. Sufficient number of security personnel should be deployed outside and inside the parks to maintain the line and social distancing. It is very important to take care of crowd management. The ticket windows should be in sufficient numbers and online booking should be increased.

3. swimming pool

Swimming pools will also be opened from today. The SOP, issued for this says up to 20 swimmers can train at a time in a swimming pool equal to the size of the pool used in the Olympics. However, swimmers will have to sign a declaration for this. Residential swimmers are required to submit a negative report of Covid-19.

4. School

The Center has told the states that they will be able to take a decision about opening schools for children of different classes after 15 October. For this, they will fix the date and make their own SOP. Most of the states including Delhi and Maharashtra have decided to keep the schools closed. On the other hand, schools are going to open in Punjab for children from 9th to 12th from today. Schools will be opened in Uttar Pradesh from 19 October.

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