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COVID-19 count in India reaches 7,703: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 12 (ANI): The total number of positive COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 7,703, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on April 11.
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ICMR approve convalescent-plasma therapy to treat COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has given approval to Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), to treat COVID-19 patients with 'convalescent-plasma therapy,' which uses immune power gained by a recovered person
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Hydroxychloroquine should be used as prophylaxis, not as treatment for COV
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday said that hydroxychloroquine or HCQ should be used as prophylaxis to prevent the coronavirus and not as a treatment for COVID-19.
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ICMR permits Odisha's MKCG Medical College and Hospital to conduct COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 11 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday permitted MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Odisha's Berhampur to conduct COVID-19 testing from April 13.
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ICMR conducts over 1.6 lakh tests for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday said that it has conducted a total of 1,61,330 tests for coronavirus as on April 10.
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ICMR recommends testing of symptomatic coronavirus cases in hotspots
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The testing strategy in the country has been extended to include all cases with symptoms of COVID-19 in the identified hotspots, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday.
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8 out of 16 antibody based rapid tests validated at NIV found satisfactory
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday said that 16 antibody-based rapid tests have been validated at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, so far and eight of them were found satisfactory.
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ICMR validates TB testing machine to detect COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Tuberculosis testing machine would be used for detecting COVID-19, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Friday.
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ICMR validates TrueNat for COVID-19 screening tests
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has validated TrueNat - a tuberculosis testing machine for COVID-19 screening tests.
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ICMR updates COVID-19 testing strategy
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has updated its testing strategy for COVID-19
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Only 104 COVID-19 positive out of 5,911 SARI patients: ICMR Study
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): The latest study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that only 104 cases were found COVID-19 positive out of 5,911 severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) patients.
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1.3 lakh samples tested for COVID-19 : ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): One lakh thirty thousand samples have been tested so far for the coronavirus, out of which 5,734 have tested positive, said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) official on Thursday.
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