New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- The Serum Institute will apply within two weeks for an emergency license to use the coronavirus vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and pharma giant AstraZeneca, the Indian vaccine maker's chief Adar Poonawalla said on Saturday after a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"As of now, we don't have anything in writing with the government of India on how many doses they will purchase but the indication is that it would be 300-400 million doses by July 2021," he told reporters at a press conference.

"We are in the process of applying in the next two weeks for the emergency use," he added.

"At the Bharat Biotech facility in Hyderabad, was briefed about their indigenous COVID-19 vaccine. Congratul...