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Covid-19 Vaccine: May be ready in India by August, CM Rao told PM
Published : May 12, 2020, 2:21 pm IST
Updated : May 12, 2020, 2:21 pm IST
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Chandrashekar Rao
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Telangana Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the Covid-19 vaccine could be ready in Hyderabad

New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the Covid-19 vaccine could be ready in Hyderabad by July-August. He made the remarks in a video conference with PM Modi on Monday.

CoronavirusCoronavirusAccording to a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office, Rao told the Prime Minister that work was underway to develop a vaccine for the corona virus. It is likely that the vaccine will be manufactured in India. Companies in Hyderabad are working hard for this. It is likely that the vaccine will be ready in Hyderabad by July-August.

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This will help change the situation if the vaccine becomes available. Bharat Biotech has recently informed the CM that work is underway on the Covid-19 vaccine. Some other companies are also involved in the exercise.

It may be recalled that the government had imposed a ban on railway traffic to stop the Corona. He said there was a risk of the virus spreading through train traffic as some passengers may be infected with the corona or has mild symptoms of the virus. The CM said in the meeting that the effects of corona virus have been seen in most of the major cities of the country.

CoronavirusCoronavirusThese include cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad. These cities have the highest number of Covid-19 patients. He said that if there was such a movement of trains then people would move from one place to another which was like feasting on the threat of virus. Also, it is not possible to quarantine everyone who travels by train.

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In view of this, there should be no train traffic. Highlighting the impact of the corona virus on the state's economic situation, Rao demanded the Union government to fix the debts of the state governments increase the FRBM limit and allow migrant workers to return to their home states.

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