The British drugmaker signed a contract with European governments at the weekend to supply the region with up to 400 million doses of its potential vaccine.
Read MoreIndia's COVID-19 tally on Saturday witnessed its highest-ever spike of 11,458 cases, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
Read MoreManufacturers, except export-oriented units and those in special economic zones, would still have to supply 20% of their production to the domestic market,
Read MorePanacea's shares jumped 20% in morning trading on India's National Stock Exchange after the news.
Read MoreCompanies and governments are scrambling to bring a solution for the illness caused by the new coronavirus to market as soon as possible
Read MoreGilead, AstraZeneca and other drugmakers, including Eli Lilly and Co, Pfizer and Merck & Co, are racing to develop vaccines or treatments for COVID-19
Read MoreThe company said the trial will be conducted across 12 centers in India in 210 patients and a human safety study of the drug has been completed.
Read MoreAs of Wednesday, Wuhan had 245 people with asymptomatic symptoms were under quarantine.
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