<span style="color: #222222;">Health Minister Dr Harshvardhan today exhorted the scientific departments to develop enhanced synergy and good quality coordination for quicker and better results in mitigation of COVID-19. He said all Scientists and institutions should prioritise the requirements of the time and also contribute in finding quick and deployable solutions. Reviewing the various initiatives CSIR has taken up in mitigation of COVID-19 in the country, the Minister  said, affordability factor of various drugs, vaccines and other diagnostic and therapeutic equipment should be considered. Dr Harsh Vardhan also acknowledged that all CSIR labs are rising to the occasion and have supported people by supplying sanitizers, masks, ready to eat food apart from developing S&T based solutions.<br />'' <br />'' He appreciated CSIR for submitting 53 sequences of COVID-19 genomes to the Global Coronavirus Genome Database, Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data.<br />'' <br />'' He noted that Indian regulators are working to speed up regulatory process and CSIR supported clinical trials of Mw based Sepsivac by Industry has received approval for three clinical trials on COVID-19 affected patients and may give relief to them.<br />'' <br />'' On the occasion, the Minister also released Guidelines for Public Transport and Feeder Modes considering social distancing norms developed by CSIR and Central Road Research Institute.<br />'' <br />''<br />''DG CSIR Dr Shekhar C Mande apprised the Minister that CSIR has mounted a coordinated strategy involving all 38 CSIR labs and working in close coordination with industry and other agencies for implementation of the interventions and technologies at the ground level.</span><br />