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Bat coronavirus mutated to infect humans : ICMR cites Chinese research
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that a research in China shows that coronavirus found in humans is mutated form of its variant found in bats.
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Presence of bat coronavirus BtCoV in two bat species: ICMR study
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): A first-time study in India by the country's top medical research body Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has detected the presence of bat coronavirus (BtCoV) in two bat species from Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu.
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India's current stock of RT-PCR kits is more than sufficient: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): With another instalment for RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction) kits, India has a sufficient number of RT-PCR kits, said ICMR's head scientist Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar said at the daily media briefing on COVID-19 situation.
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9,341 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The total number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in India reached 9,341, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday.
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Possibility of COVID-19 transmission from mother to newborn, says ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): There can be a possibility of transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) from a pregnant mother to the newborn, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). However, the proportion of pregnancies affected and the significance to the newborn is
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India has stock of COVID-19 kits to conduct tests for next 6 weeks: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday said that India has a stock of COVID-19 kits with which tests for next six weeks can be conducted easily.
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ICMR conducts over 1.9 lakh tests for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Sunday said that it has conducted a total of 1,95,748 tests for coronavirus as on April 12.
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Vaccine yet to be developed to treat COVID-19 patients: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Sunday said that no vaccine has yet been developed for the treatment of coronavirus.
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Plasma therapy of cured patients' blood can be used in fighting COVID-19:
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The blood of cured coronavirus patients can be used to treat COVID-19 patients, says Delhi AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria.
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PM Modi sets up task force for scientific validation of Ayurveda for treat
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 12 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for AYUSH, Shripad Y Naik on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has established a task force for scientific validation of Ayurveda and traditional medicine formulas through research institutions like ICMR, to be us
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7 test positive for COVID-19 in Korba; tally reaches 25 in Chhattisgarh
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Apr 12 (ANI): Seven more people tested positive for COVID-19 from Korba district's Katghora, according to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur.
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Three including 16-year-old girl test positive for COVID-19 in Bihar's Beg
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Begusarai (Bihar) [India], April 12 (ANI): Three people, including a 16-year-old girl, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Begusarai, according to the state Health Department.
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