Recent updates of noble Corona Virus and Vaccine formulation under process by Dr. SS Vasan, He working on this virus at Jeff Richardson of Inovio Pharmaceuticals, one of the teams backed by funding from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (Cepi).

1. Entry of CORONA VIRUS in India
PRESENTED BY :-
Mr. Pankaj Kushwaha
Ms. Palak Agrawal & Ms. Anurpa Tomar
Bundelkhand University, Jhansi

2. WHAT IS CORONAVIRUS ?
Coronaviruses are a family of viruses known for
containing strains that cause potentially deadly diseases in
mammals and birds. In humans it is typically spread through
airborne droplets of fluid produced by infected individuals.
It was first described in the 1960s and it gets its name from
a distinctive corona or crown of sugary-proteins that is
derived from the envelope surrounding the particle.
The Wuhan city in China was the first city to encounter the
wrath of SARS-CoV (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) in
late 2019s. The reported number of cases in Wuhan are
about 500+ and still counting.
The corona genus harmful to humans is ‘Deltacoronavirus’.
Several known coronaviruses are circulating in animals that
have not yet infected humans.
Data : https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus

5. CASES IN
INDIA…
 Haryana's Hisar has registered the THIRD suspected case of
Coronavirus on February 04, 2020. The suspected patient
admitted to an isolation ward of Hisar's Civil Hospital, is a
medical student in China and recently returned from there. At
present, the patient's condition is stable and is being closely
monitored.
 The government of Kerala has declared ‘state calamity’ after
three people found positive for the virus.
 On the other hand, the Government of India has constituted a
High Level Group of Ministers (GoM) to manage Coronavirus in
India.

6. REPORTED CASES
IN INDIA : 03
3

8. At 17th rank, India amongst most prone
to importing coronavirus : Study
 India ranks 17th among the list of countries most likely
to import cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), a
global import risk assesment model has found.
 Researchers from the Humboldt University and Robert
Koch Institute in Berlin have developed the model that
analyses air transportation pattern to calculate the
relative risk for the 30 most vulnerable countries
(excluding China) of importing cases of the viral disease.
 In India, the Delhi airport is the most likely to get
infected people, followed by Mumbai and Kolkata.

9. Indian origin scientist SS Vasan leads a
team to develop Coronavirus vaccine
SS Vasan, a doctor of Indian origin, has been made the head of
the team of researchers to develop a vaccine to fight the
coronavirus. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation (CSIRO) issued a statement saying that
the purpose of this research is to understand the Coronavirus
properly. It is undergoing testing at the High-Security Lab of
the Animal Health Laboratory (AHL) of Australia.

11. Updates of noble Corona Virus

12. “HARNESSING THE POWER OF
SCIENCE IS CRITICAL FOR
BRINGING THIS OUTBREAK
UNDER CONTROL”
WHO Director –
Dr. Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus
THANK YOU!