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New Delhi, Nov 3 (PTI) Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Wednesday said the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved the extension of shelf life of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin up to 12 months from the date of manufacture.

Bharat Biotech was initially given permission for the sale and distribution of Covaxin with a shelf life of six months, which was later extended to nine months, a company spokesperson told PTI.

Kanpur: Surge in the Zika virus stricken patients has sent the district administration into a dizzying action.

So far the tally has gone to as many as 36, a double-digit figure. The second phase of screening has begun today.

The virus is known to have spread in a 3-km radius around Chakeri Cantonment, with District Magistrate Visakh G Iyer is reported to have been visiting the home of affected.

The 25 people infected, including Air Force personnel have been isolated.

Kanpur: As many as  25 fresh cases of Zika virus have been verified now. There were 11 cases of Zika virus untill yesterday.

"Health teams have been rushed to various places, and contact tracing is underway. We advise people not to panic," said Chief Medical Officer Nepal Singh here.

The health department is testing and taking samples of 400 to 500 people for the Zika virus while door-to-door sampling is also underway.

The new cases have been found in Jajmau's Tiwaripur, Ashrafabad, Pokharpur, Shyam Nagar, and Adarsh Nagar areas.

Kanpur: The mosquito buzzez in the day. The place does not remain safe.

Thank God the Zika virus has not touched more than eleven patients here.

With appearance of one more fresh case,  the total cases now reach up to 11.

With one more Zika virus case recorded in Kanpur , the total infection tally in the city has reached to 11, as reported.

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Kanpur, Dr Nepal Singh, said that pathology samples of a 42-year-old woman was collected from Shiv Katra, in  Lal Bangla area.

01 Nov 2021; MEMO: Saudi Arabia has deposited $3 billion into Egypt's central bank as part of efforts to help the North African country confront the coronavirus pandemic.

At the same time, the Gulf state extended the terms of $2.3 billion worth of previous deposits.

Egypt and Saudi are close allies with both countries forming half of the quartet which placed a blockade on Qatar in 2017.

Kanpur : As many as 10 Zika virus cases have been reported in Kanpur district so far, said Chief Medical Officer, Dr Nepal Singh, here on Sunday.

While speaking to reporters, Dr Singh confirmed that the total tally of Zika virus patients in the district has gone up to 10.

The tally, which was at four till Sunday afternoon, increased to 10 as six more tested positive for the virus.

"In the medical reports that came late on Sunday evening, six other people were confirmed to be Zika infected," Singh said.

Kanpur: Three more people, all of them Indian Air Force personnel, have tested positive for the Zika virus in Kanpur, raising the tally to four.

The District Magistrate, Vishakh G. has confirmed this,

"With the three news cases, the tally is now four in the city."

The first case of the virus was also confirmed in an IAF personnel on October 23.

However, the 22 persons, including the family members, relatives and close contacts of the first case had tested negative for the virus.

New Delhi, Oct 29 (PTI) The Serum Institute of India on Friday sought permission from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations at its Manjari manufacturing site, official sources said.

The company has submitted interim phase 2/3 clinical study report on Indian adults, the interim report of Novavax UK and USA-Mexico phase-3 clinical study and response to the queries raised by the DCGI office, along with its application.

Kanpur: The health department team collected samples of several people but only nine suspected patients with Zika virus symptoms have also been reported.

About 70 health department teams are conducting door-to-door surveys at Pardevanpur and Pokharapur under the guidance of a central team from Delhi and experts from Lucknow.

An Air Force personnel living in Pardevanpur had a report confirming a Zika virus infection, but it is yet to be ascertained from where the air force personnel caught the infection.

The health department team is investigating the matter.

Kanpur: All the samples of family members and close contacts of the Zika virus patient  have reported to be tested negative.

The health department had collected samples of 22 other persons who are either family members or close contacts of the patient. However, they have all been tested negative.

The commissioner, Raj Shekhar, had interacted with the family members of the infected person and took details of the case, travel history and those of close contacts.