Manila: Philippine approved the emergency use of the vaccine developed by the AstraZeneca company against the coronavirus.

According to the report, Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval three weeks after the company had submitted the application, the ABS-CBN broadcaster reported. The AstraZeneca vaccine became the second one authorised for emergency use in the Philippines after the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. Last week, the potential use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine was discussed between the  Russian Ambassador to Manila Marat Pavlov and Philippine Secretary of Health Francisco Duque Duque. The Pavlove expressed Moscow's preparedness to start deliveries of the vaccine to the Southeast Asian country immediately after getting the national regulator's permit to use it.

Meanwhile, Over 100 million corona cases have now been recorded worldwide. Talking about India, With a consistent rise in cumulative recoveries, India’s Recovery Rate has reached nearly 97%. India’s recovery rate is one of the highest globally. 1,03,73,606 people have recovered and 14,301 patients have recovered and discharged in the last 24 hours.

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