Research and development

Ugur Shahin said he is «confident» of the drug's effectiveness against the Indian variant of virus.

The identified mutations of the new COVID-19 strain from India indicate that this variant is highly infectious and its resistance to antibodies produced both in those who have been ill and in those who have been vaccinated.

According the Russian cosmonaut, the risk of fatality on manned flights to planets will increase in proportion to the distance.

The production of vaccines against coronavirus in the European Union is growing and even exceeding expectations. This information was reported by the European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides.

The Cyprus Council of Ministers decided to extremely tighten quarantine due to the worsening epidemiological situation.

The Austrian authorities intend to carefully open restaurants, tourism, culture and sports from May 19, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said at a press conference on Friday.

Russia invites all countries to join joint international projects to combat climate change, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the climate summit on Thursday.

Astronomers have discovered an object that claims to be the smallest and closest to the Earth black hole in the universe. So far, it has received only an unofficial name: Unicorn.

The production of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has begun in Argentina. This information came from the Russian Direct Investment Fund.

COVID-19 cases in Turkey are declining. This information was reported by the head of the Ministry of Health of the republic, Fahrettin Koca.

While the German authorities receive permission to use the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, German residents are already sent to Russia to be vaccinated.

A new mutant strain of the coronavirus found in the UK may prove to be more infectious and less susceptible to vaccines than the Brazilian and South African variants.

According to the head of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Mikhail Murashko, the life expectancy of Russians has decreased due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Russian oncologist spoke about the main non-obvious reasons that can lead to cancer.

The project of the digital COVID certificate, which is being developed in the European Union and should be operational by the summer, passed the first stage of approvals on Wednesday.