Drug Controller General of India

The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has given a nod for emergency use of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for children between 2 to 18 years of age.

The Feluda paper strip test kit is now available in NCR. By the end of November, is likely to be available across 8 metros, including Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune and Ahmedabad.

The government has approved two anti-viral drugs. While Favipiravir is for those with mild to moderate symptoms of coronavirus, Remdesivir is for patients on oxygen support.