Covid update: 18-19 vaccines in India pipeline; IIT on virus life; SII promise

From India's health minister saying that vaccination of common people may begin in 2-3 weeks, to Indian vaccine-maker SII promising help to Canada - here are the top news updates on the Covid-19 pandemic. Harsh Vardhan said that 18-19 vaccine candidates are at various stages of human trials are currently in the pipeline. An IIT Bombay study suggested that the virus is able to survive longer on plastic and glass than cloth and paper. Meanwhile, Maharashtra is battling a fresh surge, with daily new cases crossing the 4,000-mark for the first time since January 6. Watch the full video for the other updates on the spread of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus.