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Capital's Covid hospitals conducting rigorous research on plasma therapy t
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Convalescent Plasma (CP) Therapy is emerging as a latest and an effective form of treatment that actively cures Covid-19 patients by boosting up the functions of the antibody.
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Combating COVID-19: ICMR advises States to go for RT-PCR test
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday advised the State governments to go for the RT-PCR test, which "detects the virus early and is the best strategy to identify and isolate the individual."
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Not a single rupee lost on rapid antibody test procurement
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday said that not a single rupee was lost on rapid antibody test procurement.
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Congress targets Centre over antibody test kits being purchased at higher
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): A day after Delhi High Court asked to make COVID-19 test kits available at the lowest cost possible, Congress leader Ahmed Patel targetted the Central government over antibody test kits being purchased for Rs 600 per piece by the Indian Council of Medical R
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Faulty antibody testing kits will be returned to respective countries: Dr.
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said faulty antibody testing kits will be returned to the respective countries, whether it is China or any other nation.
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Waiting for good kits from ICMR: Kerala Health Minister
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 24 (ANI): Kerala health Minister KK Shailaja on Friday said that her government is waiting for good kits from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to conduct antibody tests.
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Coronavirus: 400 tonnes of medical supplies arrived from China
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): China supplied nearly 400 tonnes of coronavirus-related medical supplies including RT-PCR test kits, Rapid Antibody Tests, PPE kits and thermometers, said Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday adding that 20 more flights are expected to bring more suppli
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ICMR team visits NCI-Jhajjar to validate Chinese rapid antibody test kits
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): A team of scientists from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday visited AIIMS's National Cancer Institute (NCI) at Jhajjar in Haryana to conduct the field validation of Chinese manufactured rapid antibody testing kits.
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ICMR fresh guidelines suggest rapid antibody test only for surveillance, l
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has directed all States/UTs to follow fresh protocol under which the rapid antibody test should be used only for the surveillance purpose, while reiterating the RT-PCR tests must be continued vigorously as the p
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Faulty Rapid Antibody Testing kits provided by two Chinese manufactures un
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Two Chinese manufactures of rapid antibody test, Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech Co., Ltd. and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics Inc are now the subject of investigations by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) as the much-touted, rapid testing antibody kits o
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Assam has suspended rapid antibody tests for next 2 days: Himanta Biswa Sa
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 22 (ANI): Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the state government has suspended rapid antibody tests for the next two days in view of the advisory issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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New York launches widespread COVID-19 antibody testing
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 21 (ANI): New York on Monday (local time) launched a large-scale COVID-19 antibody testing of random samples in an effort to find out how much of its population has been infected with the coronavirus.
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