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National Task Force, JMG will decide whether to continue plasma therapy fo
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The National Task Force on COVID-19 and joint monitoring group (JMG) of the Health Ministry will decide whether the plasma therapy should be continued in the treatment of coronavirus infected patients in India, Professor (Dr.) Balram Bhargava, DG of
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Second national sero survey's results to be announced by September end: IC
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The result of the second national sero survey will be announced by the end of September, said Professor (Dr.) Balram Bhargava, DG of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday.
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Three COVID-19 vaccines at clinical trial stage in India: ICMR DG
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): Three COVID-19 vaccines are at a clinical trial stage in the country and two indigenous vaccine candidates have completed phase one trial, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) DG Dr Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
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With spike of 83,809 cases, India's COVID-19 tally crosses 49-lakh mark
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): India's COVID-19 case tally crossed the 49-lakh mark with a spike of 83,809 cases and 1,054 deaths in last 24 hours, according to Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Inbound passengers to Uttarakhand testing negative for COVID-19 can opt fo
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 14 (ANI): All those who are inbound to Uttarakhand, who are given exemption from institutional and home quarantine by submitting their COVID-19 test result from an ICMR authorized lab, not earlier than 96 hours from time of travel can opt for taking
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COVID-19 vaccine likely by first quarter of 2021: Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): The COVID-19 vaccine might be ready by the first quarter of 2021, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday.
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Kurin Systems introduce first electronic air purification mask called Kuri
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Wearing a mask for an entire day in these COVID times is not easy as one eventually does have a problem in breathing properly, but this issue has now been looked at by the makers of the Kurin City Cleaner, the Air Purification Smog Tower as they have
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5.51 cr samples for COVID-19 tested so far: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday announced that 10,91,251 samples were tested for the novel coronavirus on Friday, taking the cumulative total to 5.51 crore samples, as of September 11.
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With highest single-day spike of 96,551 cases, India's COVID-19 tally cros
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): With the highest single-day spike of 96,551 new cases and 1,209 deaths reported in the last 24 hours India's COVID-19 count crossed the 45-lakh mark on Friday.
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Cumulative 6.4 million adult infections were estimated in India by
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): The findings of the first national population-based sero-survey indicated that 0.73 per cent of adults in India were exposed to SARS-CoV-2 infection, amounting to 6.4 million infections in total by the early May 2020, revealed the Indian Council of Medi
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60 pc of 89,000 new COVID-19 cases in India reported from 5 states only
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): India reported 89,706 new cases and 60 per cent of which were reported from five states only, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Coronavirus tests in India cross 5-crore mark
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): India has crossed the five-crore mark for sample testing of the novel coronavirus as of September 7, informed the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday, adding that 10,98,621 samples were tested for the pathogen on Monday.
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