New Delhi|HL
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived Pune one of the populous city of Maharashtra on Saturday evening.
Shri Modi visits the Serum Institute of India and reviews the firm’s efforts to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus, ANI reported. Pune is Modi’s last stop in the three-city tour.
The Serum Institute has tied up with the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and Oxford University to produce a vaccine in India. The vaccine is seen as offering one of the best hopes for many developing countries because of its cheaper price and ability to be transported and stored at normal temperatures.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited Bharat Biotech facility at Hyderabad to personally review the vaccine development and manufacturing process for Covid.
Shri Modi tweeted “at the Bharat Biotech facility in Hyderabad, was briefed about their indigenous COVID-19 vaccine. Congratulated the scientists for their progress in the trials so far. Their team is closely working with ICMR to facilitate speedy progress.”
At the Bharat Biotech facility in Hyderabad, was briefed about their indigenous COVID-19 vaccine. Congratulated the scientists for their progress in the trials so far. Their team is closely working with ICMR to facilitate speedy progress. pic.twitter.com/C6kkfKQlbl
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 28, 2020
The Prime Minister visited Zydus Biotech Park at Ahmedabad in the morning.
Earlier in the morning PM Shri Narendra Modi Visited the Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad to know more about the indigenous DNA based vaccine being developed by Zydus Cadila.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Visited the Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad to know more about the indigenous DNA based vaccine being developed by Zydus Cadila. I compliment the team behind this effort for their work. Government of India is actively working with them to support them in this journey.”
Visited the Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad to know more about the indigenous DNA based vaccine being developed by Zydus Cadila. I compliment the team behind this effort for their work. Government of India is actively working with them to support them in this journey. pic.twitter.com/ZIZy9NSY3o
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 28, 2020
