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India reported 32,080 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 97,35,850, according to data shared by the health ministry on Wednesday

Together, we will defeat the virus, and we will soon end the pandemic, and we will save millions and millions of lives, both in our country and all over the world. And we've already started," Trump said during signing the executive order on Tuesday at a White House event.

West Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 5,05,054 on Tuesday as 2,214 more people tested positive for the infection. According to the state health bulletin, 48 deaths were reported in a single day which pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 8,771.  

Heads of Missions from 64 countries are visiting the Bharat Biotech and Biological E Limited in Hyderabad to review the vaccine manufacturing hub. 

Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old woman in Britain, has become the first person in the world to receive a clinically authorized, fully-tested Covid-19 vaccine.

The biggest vaccine maker of the world, Serum Institute of India (SII) is close to signing a supply contract with the Central government.  

 With the chances of a COVID-19 vaccine being available soon increasing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the mobile technology will be used for mass inoculation against the pandemic.  

 India reported 26,567 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 97,03,770, according to a data by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.  

The mass inoculation will fuel hope that the world may be turning a corner in the fight against a pandemic that has crushed economies and killed more than 1.5 million, although ultra-cold storage and tricky logistics will limit its use for now.

All CRISPR diagnostics to date have required that the viral RNA be converted to DNA and amplified before it can be detected, adding time and complexity, the researchers said.