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Zydus supplies first batch of 30,000 Covid Kavach Elisa tests to ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 21 (ANI): The first batch of 30,000 Covid Kavach Elisa tests manufactured by Zydus Diagnostics has been supplied to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) free of cost.
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Over one lakh samples tested for COVID-19 in last 24 hours: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): A total of 1,03,532 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in the country, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday.
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India has conducted over 25 lakh COVID-19 tests: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): India has conducted over 25 lakh COVID-19 tests till 12.30 pm on Wednesday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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1,08,121 samples tested for COVID-19 in last 24 hours: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): A total of 1,08,121 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in the country, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday.
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ICMR releases revised guidelines for COVID-19 testing
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has released revised guidelines for TrueNat, a comprehensive assay for screening and testing for positive cases for COVID-19, on Tuesday.
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Five hospitals enrol for ICMR observational study on hydroxychloroquine
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): At least five hospitals across India have registered for a twelve week-long observational study on hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) being conducted by the Indian Council Medical Research (ICMR).
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India will reach 2 million COVID-19 tests today, says Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Exuding confidence that India will achieve the testing capacity of 1 lakh COVID-19 tests per day before May 31, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the country will reach the mark of 2 million (i.e. 20 lakhs) coronavirus tests today.
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ICMR fast-tracks roll out of global COVID-19 'Solidarity' trial
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has fast-tracked the roll out of the global 'Solidarity' trial launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to help in finding an effective treatment for COVID-19.
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ICMR begins community based sero-survey to estimate prevalence of SARS-CoV
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday announced that it is conducting a community based sero-survey to estimate the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Indian population.
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Under-5, neonatal mortality rates drop substantially in India since 2000:
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): A latest study published by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on child mortality and child growth failure in India from 2000 to 2017 has revealed that the under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) and neonatal mortality rate (NMR) have dropped substantially since
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Health Ministry to conduct population-based sero survey in select district
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday decided to conduct a population-based sero survey in select districts of the country with an aim to monitor the trend in the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Viral load peaks in pre-symptomatic period, goes down over next 7 days: He
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Monday said that recent studies have shown that viral load peaks in pre-symptomatic period and goes down over the next 7 days.
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