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K'taka fixes COVID-19 test cost in pvt labs at Rs 2,250
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 18 (ANI): The Karnataka government has fixed the cost of test for COVID-19 in private laboratories at Rs 2,250, an official said on Friday.
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ICMR directs all States to follow key protocols for rapid testing of COVID
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revised the protocol for using the 'rapid antibody test' in hotspot areas for epidemiological studies and surveillance.
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81 private labs in country to conduct COVID-19 test: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday said that there are 81 private labs across 14 States and one Union Territory in the country to conduct COVID-19 test.
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ICMR tests 28,542 samples for coronavirus on April 17
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that it has tested 28,542 samples for coronavirus on Friday.
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Won't recommend BCG vaccine even for health workers till we don't have def
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday said it won't recommend the BGC vaccine even to the healthcare workers till ICMR doesn't have any definitive results.
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COVID-19 testing will be done through rapid testing kits: Ludhiana DC
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], April 17 (ANI): Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal has said that COVID-19 testing in the district will soon be done through rapid testing kits procured through ICMR.
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Total 3,02,956 samples tested for COVID-19 today: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday informed that a total of 3,02,956 samples from 2,86,714 individuals have been tested as on April 16, 9 pm.
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India's coronavirus cases over 12,700; ICMR says testing average for posi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): The number of coronavirus positive cases rose to 12,759 in the country as the government rejected suggestions that testing rate was not enough and laid thrust on people strictly following guidelines issued for the extended lockdown.
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India conducts 24 tests for one COVID-19 positive case: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Compared to other countries that are battling COVID-19 crisis, in India around 24 tests are conducted for one positive COVID-19 case, Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said here on Thursday.
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India's COVID-19 cases rise to 11,933, districts to be classified in three
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The government continued to gear up its preparations in the fight against COVID-19 with three-way categorisation of districts as the total number of positive cases mounted to 11,933.
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Indian bats don't have ability to transmit coronavirus: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Indian bats do not have the ability to transmit coronavirus, said ICMR's head scientist Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar here on Wednesday.
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All decisions to tackle COVID-19 taken in consultation with scientific tas
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that 21-member scientific COVID-19 Task Force met 14 times in the last month and all decisions including the extension of lockdown were taken with the consultation of task force members.
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