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Probe needed to see if labs were ICMR-approved before empanellment, says H
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], June 17 (ANI): In the backdrop of an alleged 'Covid testing scam' surfacing in Uttrakhand during the recent Kumbh Mela, Haridwar District Magistrate on Thursday said investigations should be done to find out if the private laboratories engaged by the state gov
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Vaccine, life saving drugs delivery by drones is possible soon in remote a
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Drones may soon be seen delivering vaccines and life-saving drugs in remote areas of the country that will also help to ramp up the vaccination drive, said NK Arora, Chairman, COVID working group and Chief, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (
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Detailed report on fake COVID test reports during Kumbh Mela expected in f
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The Kumbh Mela held in April this year witnessed thousands of devotees taking a dip in the river to mark the "Shahi snan" thereby flouting COVID-19 norms. Upon being questioned on fake COVID reports issued by private labs during Kumbh Mela, the Joint Heal
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Fourth round of national sero-survey in 3 Odisha districts from June 16-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 15 (ANI): The ICMR-Regional Medical Research Center Bhubaneswar will conduct fourth round of national sero survey for COVID-19 in three district of Odisha, including Ganjam, Rayagada and Koraput from June 16 to June 19.
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Kerala to implement district-level decentralised online system for reporti
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 14 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Monday said that the government has issued orders for implementing the district-level decentralised online system to report COVID-19 deaths in the state from Tuesday.
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Expert committee launched in cooperation with IMD, ICMR to eliminate malar
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): Malaria No More, a non-governmental organisation, in collaboration with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is creating an India Interagency Expert Committee on Malaria and Climate (IEC) to explore a
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Serosurvey will help to know how far we are from herd immunity, says scien
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): With the Indian Council of Medical Research slated to conduct the fourth national serosurvey in the country this month, a scientist associated with CSIR has said it will help find out "how far are we from herd immunity" against COVID-19.
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Any ICMR approved Covid-test okay to enter Goa, says District Collector
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Margo (Goa) [India], June 12 (ANI): Travellers arriving in Goa will be permitted to enter the state after showing a Covid- negative certificate of any test authorised by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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States record Covid toll as per ICMR: Centre on 'speculative' report that
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday informed that States and Union Territories record Covid-19 deaths as per guidance issued by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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ICMR to start 4th national serosurvey in June, states should also assess C
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Member Health NITI Aayog Dr VK Paul on Friday announced that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will start work on the next nation-wide Covid-19 serosurvey and urged states to roll out their own sero surveillances to asses the spread of the pan
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IMA writes to ICMR aginst Baba Ramdev
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday wrote to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) against yoga guru Baba Ramdev alleging him of making "Unprovoked demeaning and prejudicing utterances against modern medicine".
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India reports 1,14,460 new COVID-19 cases, lowest in 2 months
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): India reported 1,14,460 new COVID-19 cases, 1,89,232 discharges, and 2,677 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Sunday.
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