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Irresponsible people are driving the COVID-19 pandemic in India: ICMR DG
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) DG Dr Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said that "irresponsible people" who were not following the norms to prevent the spread of COVID-19 were driving coronavirus pandemic in India.
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India's COVID-19 testing capacity 10 lakh per day through 1,524 labs: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): India's testing capacity has increased significantly from 10 tests to 10 lakh tests per day and all ministries have worked to achieve this, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
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Second national sero-survey should be completed in first week of September
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): The second national sero-survey should be completed in the first week of September, Prof (Dr.) Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Tuesday.
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COVID-19 negative report mandatory for passengers flying to UAE: AI Expres
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The Air India Express on Tuesday rolled out new guidelines for the passengers aged 12 years and above travelling to UAE making it mandatory for them to submit a valid negative COVID-19 PCR test on the website prior to their flight.
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India conducts over 3.6 crore COVID19 tests, Tests Per Million (TPM) rises
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): In the fight against COVID-19, India has conducted nearly 3.6 crore tests to diagnose coronavirus disease, the nation has also seen a rise in the tests per million per day as advised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) i.e. TPM has currently increased to 2
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With spike of 61,408 cases, India's COVID-19 tally crosses 31-lakh mark
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): India recorded 61,408 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's tally to over 31 lakhs, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) on Monday.
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Over 3.52 cr samples collected for COVID-19 testing till Aug 22: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Over 3.52 crore samples have been collected for COVID-19 testing in the country till August 22, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) informed on Sunday.
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Soon, India will have its dedicated vaccine portal: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (ANI): In a first in India, the country's top medical research body is working to create an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) vaccine portal, as a repository for all information related to vaccine development in India. The ICMR vaccine portal would be mad
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Gargled water may be alternative to swabs for COVID-19 sample collection:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 21 (ANI): A study published by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that gargle lavage may be a feasible alternative to swabs for sample collection for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.
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3.17 cr samples collected for COVID-19 testing so far: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): A total of 3,17,42,782 samples have been collected for COVID-19 testing in India as of Wednesday, informed the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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27% of estimated 13.9 lakh cancer cases in 2020 due to tobacco use
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): The number of cancer cases in the country in 2020 was estimated at 13.9 lakh of which about 27% was due to tobacco use, according to the National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020, released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Cen
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With spike of 55,079 cases, India's COVID-19 tally reaches 27,02,743
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): With a spike of 55,079 cases and 876 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count reached 27,02,743 on Tuesday, according to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry.
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