India recorded 36,652 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the country’s tally to 96,08,211. The toll rose to 1,39,700 with 512 more deaths, while the number of active cases stood at 4,09,689. So far, 90,58,822 people have recovered from the disease in the country.
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij announced on Saturday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 67-year-old leader has been admitted to the Civil Hospital in Ambala. Vij, who is also the state’s Health Minister, was one of the participants in the phase three trial of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin vaccine.
Soon after Vij’s announcement, Hyderabad-based biotechnology company Bharat Biotech issued a clarification that the efficacy of its vaccine could be determined only 14 days after a second dose, ANI reported. “Covaxin clinical trials are based on a two-dose schedule, given 28 days apart,” it said in a statement. “The phase-3 trials are double-blinded and randomised, where 50% of subjects…