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India at the forefront of coronavirus vaccine development: PM Modi

'Science will never prosper in silos', says Prime Minister in speech appealing for international cooperation

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi

2 min read Last Updated : Oct 19 2020 | 8:47 PM IST

India is "at the forefront" of international research to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus disease, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday as the country remained the second worst affected in the pandemic in terms of total infections.

"Today, we are seeing a decline in the number of cases per day and the growth rate of cases. India has one of the highest recovery rates of 88 per cent,” he said.

Modi, in a speech over video, said India had slowed down the spread of the pandemic because it was one of the first countries to adopt a lockdown. encourage the

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