Daily Current Affairs 2024, Date wise Current Affairs | Current Affairs in English and Hindi

Get the Daily and Latest Current Affairs 2024 on our website. These current affairs are Updated by our specialists and are relevant for all competitive tests UPSC, SSC, IAS, Railway-RRB, UPPSC, and Other State Government and Central Jobs/Exams.


UK becomes first country to approve anti-Covid pill

Category : International
Published on: November 05 2021 Share on facebook

  • The United Kingdom became the first country to greenlight the Molnupiravir pill against Covid-19, which halves the risk of hospitalisation or death, developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics.
  • Currently, Molnupiravir is intended for vulnerable people who are experiencing mild to moderate Covid-19 symptoms and also have at least one other risk factor, such as obesity, heart problems or older age (over-60s).
  • The British government has ordered 500,000 treatments of the drug, which is sold under the brand name Lagevrio. The United States, Australia, Singapore and South Korea have also already placed orders.
  • Other pharmaceutical companies, such as Pfizer and the Swiss company Roche, are also working on similar anti-viral pills against Covid-19.
Recent Post's
  • The 16th World Future Energy Summit, hosted by Masdar, convened in Abu Dhabi to address global energy and climate challenges.

    Read More....
  • India shines with 2 silver and 2 bronze medals at the 13th European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) 2024 in Tskaltubo, Georgia.

    Read More....
  • DRDO achieves success with the test firing of Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile from Chandipur off Odisha coast.

    Read More....
  • SPACE, a premier testing & evaluation hub for sonar systems for Indian Navy, set up by DRDO, inaugurated in Kerala

    Read More....
  • Saurabh Garg (IAS) appointed as Secretary of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSP), taking on additional responsibilities.

    Read More....
  • Delhi airport's global ranking drops by one spot to become the 10th busiest airport in the world, according to the ACI 2023 ranking.

    Read More....
  • World Heritage Day, observed on April 18th and theme is 'Discover and Experience Diversity' in 2024.

    Read More....
  • Alia Bhatt, Sakshi Malik, and Satya Nadella have been featured on TIME's '100 Most Influential People' list.

    Read More....
  • SBI Life Insurance introduces the inaugural edition of 'IdeaX'.

    Read More....
  • Retired IAS officer Bhimeshwar Challa unveiled his latest book "India - the Road to Renaissance: A Vision and an Agenda" at ASCI, Bella Vista.

    Read More....