Coronavirus cases continue to surge at an unprecedented rate across the world and a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Russia is now grabbing all the headlines. Watch report.

Russia claims to have completed tests on volunteers: How close are we to COVID-19 vaccine?

Moscow’s Sechenov University has completed tests on volunteers of the world’s first vaccine against COVID-19. The Russian embassy in India tweeted. “Sechenov University has successfully completed tests on volunteers of the world’s first vaccine against #COVID19. The #vaccine is safe. The volunteers will be discharged on July 15 and July 20,” chief researcher Elena Smolyarchuk told TASS".

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Russia's Sechenov University claims making vaccine against COVID-19

Russia's Sechenov university has completed the clinical trials of the world's first coronavirus vaccine on their volunteers. Vadim Tarasov, the director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Biotechnology, told Sputnik that the first batch of volunteers will be discharged on Wednesday, whereas, the second will be discharged on July 20.

Russia's Sechenov University completes trials of world's first COVID-19 vaccine