For COVXIN, an expression of interest for EUL has been made to WHO by Bharat Biotech. WHO has already conducted a pre-submission meeting with the company following which a dossier has been submitted by Bharat Biotech to WHO in early July. The WHO South-East Asia director noted that globally, COVID cases and fatalities were again on the rise. The interventions proven to be effective even against the delta variant," she said. She further informed that for the past ten consecutive weeks, COVID cases have been continuously increasing in some Eastern Mediterranean, European and Southeast Asian countries.

Source: Mint July 19, 2021 14:15 UTC