Coronavirus news highlights: Maharashtra to set SOPs for Covid Care Centres over rise in molestation cases
India on Thursday logged 17.407 fresh Covid-19 infections and 89 deaths. Phase 2.0 of India's vaccination drive enters its fourth day with eligible citizens able to receive the vaccine throughout the day. Indigenous vaccine Covaxin, produced by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech showed an interim efficacy of 81% in a study published on Wednesday. Stay tuned for more updates...
Doctor tries to molest patient at a Covid Care Centre in Maharashtra's Aurangabad
The issue was highlighted at the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by BJP MLA Manisha Choudhary following news reports that the doctor demanded sexual favours from the patient and attempted to rape her at the centre in the Padampura area of Aurangabad.
Indian scientists reveal new mutations, proteins of novel coronavirus
The recent study, published in the Journal of Proteome Research, has also shown that the host produces several proteins of their own as their body launches an immunological defence in response to the viral attack, the Bengaluru-based IISc said in a statement on Thursday.