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Satyendar Jain demands amendments in ICMR guidelines to increase COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 9 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, 9 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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NHA issues guidelines for empaneled ICMR accredited labs for COVID-19 test
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): The National Health Authority (NHA) has released guidelines for ICMR accredited private laboratories for empanelment with national health insurance scheme-- Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB -PMJAY).
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Only 0.73 pc of sample population was infected with COVID-19, says ICMR's
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The sero-surveillance study conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) revealed that 0.73 per cent of the population surveyed has shown evidence of past exposure to COVID-19, said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of the country's apex medical
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Coronavirus cases in India reach 2.86 lakh, ICMR says no 'community transm
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): With the number of coronavirus cases rising rapidly in the country and total cases crossing over 2.86 lakh on Thursday, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that there is no "community transmission" of COVID-19 in India.
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India is not in community transmission: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): There is no community transmission of COVID-19 in the country according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday.
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TRS govt 'officially triggered community transmission' in Telangana: BJP
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 11 (ANI): The Telangana State BJP unit on Thursday attacked the TRS government in the state for "officially triggered community transmission" by its own acts of omission and deviation from COVID-19 pandemic management protocols set by Central Government
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Over 5 million COVID-19 tests done: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Over five million RT-PCR tests to detect SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus behind COVID-19 pandemic - have been done in the country, India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said.
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Conduct thorough contact tracing of COVID-19 patients, follow ICMR guideli
Updated : 5 years, 9 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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Opposition should provide suggestions instead of politicizing situation ar
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 6 (ANI): Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajendra on Friday alleged that few political parties are spreading negativity on social media and asked those parties to give suggestions for betterment of the situation in the fight against COVID-19, instead of c
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Govt trying to reduce COVID-19 testing price in Pune on the lines of Mumba
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 5 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister of Medical Education Amit Deshmukh on Friday said that the government is trying to increase the volume of COVID-19 testing in Pune by taking measures to reduce the testing price.
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Indigenous ELISA kits 92.37% sensitive, 97.9% specific for COVID-19 testin
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 5 (ANI): Indigenous IgG-based ELISA kits for COVID-19 testing have been found to be sensitive and specific for the detection of coronavirus infection in human serum samples.
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