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Delhi govt conducting three times more COVID-19 tests than required by ICM
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said that the government is conducting three times more COVID-19 testing than required by the Indian Council of Medical Research guidelines and informed that the city is likely to report nearly 17,000 new
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Revised ICMR guidelines welcome step, no need of unnecessary testing asymp
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): There is no need for unnecessary testing of asymptomatic individuals in community setting and the revised ICMR guidelines for COVID-19 testing are a welcome step, Dr Puneet Misra, Professor of Community Medicine at AIIMS Delhi has said.
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Delhi Govt must ensure symptomatic, home quarantined Covid patients follow
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to ensure that persons who are symptomatic and in home quarantine, adhere to the guidelines prescribed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to keep a check in a surge o
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Allahabad HC expresses concern over sub-standard masks, seeks guidelines f
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 29 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday expressed concern over the sale of sub-standard quality face masks amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and sought guidelines in the matter from the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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COVID-19: Kerala to start 'home care isolation' with health care workers i
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 30 (ANI): The COVID-19 asymptomatic patients can avail home care isolation in case they wish, as per the ICMR guidelines. This will be implemented for the infected healthcare workers in the first phase on the trial basis, Kerala Chief Minister Pinara
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Satyendar Jain demands amendments in ICMR guidelines to increase COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Amid rising cases of COVID-19, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said that the Delhi government cannot flout ICMR guidelines that state certain conditions which are prerequisite for coronavirus tests.
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AAP leader Sanjay Singh urges Centre to amend ICMR guidelines to increase
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday wrote a letter to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan asking him to amend the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines for conducting more coronavirus test.
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Conduct thorough contact tracing of COVID-19 patients, follow ICMR guideli
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday directed the administration of the national capital to conduct thorough contact tracing of COVID-19 patients and testing for the virus as per the guidelines of the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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NHA plans to empanel ICMR accredited laboratories for COVID-19 testing
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The National Health Authority (NHA) is in the process to empanel ICMR accredited laboratories on the board to enable COVID-19 testing facility for Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) beneficiaries.
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IMCT asks West Bengal to explain 'methodology' to ascertain deaths due to
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 24 (ANI): The Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) on Friday wrote to West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, asking him to explain the methodology used by 'committee of doctors' in the State to ascertain deaths due to COVID-19 and also if it is in lin
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No ICMR, NICED supplied COVID test kits in West Bengal, says state health
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 22 (ANI): The West Bengal government on Wednesday said that it has zero kits supplied by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Disease (NICED) which can test COVID-19 patients as per the ICMR guidel
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Fadnavis asks Maharashtra CM to ensure ICMR guideline compliance in COVID-
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 18 (ANI): Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said that he has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to ensure testing for coronavirus as per the guidelines issued by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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