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India temporarily holds on to the exports of the oxford AstraZeneca covid vaccines, the foreign ministry said to BBC (British broadcasting corporation).  India is at its peak of coronavirus infection, and needs more domestic needs, they said. The demand for vaccines is increasing with the rising cases. This move is described as a “temporary squeeze” by the officials, and expected to hold on to the supplies till the end of April. About 190 countries will be affected by the move. The scheme led by the world health organization ensures that the vaccines will distribute among other nations fairly.  The serum institute of India, which is the largest covid vaccines producer till now has delayed the export of AstraZeneca in some countries including Brazil and the UK.  India has provided ov...