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ICMR caps cost of COVID-19 tests at pvt labs at Rs 4500
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): In a significant step, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in fresh guidelines for private laboratories doing COVID-19 tests, has capped the cost of the tests at Rs 4,500, even as it urged the private players to do the tests free of cost "in this h
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315 positive cases of COVID-19 in India: ICMR
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday said that the total number of positive cases of COVID-19 has gone up to 315.
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'Never forget - precautions not panic': PM appeals countrymen on COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the countrymen not to panic in wake of coronavirus spread and take precautions to prevent any risk to their lives from the lethal infection.
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215 evacuees from Italy test negative for coronavirus at ITBP Chhawala qua
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): 215 evacuees from Italy's Milan, who were isolated at the Indo-Tibetan Border Police's (ITBP) Chhawla quarantine facility, have tested negative for coronavirus after a week stay here.
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271 positive cases of coronavirus in India, says ICMR
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that the total number of positive cases of coronavirus now stands at 271 in the country.
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Number of positive coronavirus cases rises to 236: ICMR
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The number of positive coronavirus cases in the country rose to 236, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Friday.
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Health ministry issues advisory for hospitals, medical institutions in vie
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New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday issued an advisory for hospitals and medical education institutions in the view of COVID-19.
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No community spread of coronavirus in India, says Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said here on Friday that there was no community spread of coronavirus in the country and a defined protocol exists about who needs to go for a test.
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No community spread of coronavirus in India so far: ICMR
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Over 820 samples taken for a random sampling study for community transmission of coronavirus have tested negative, signifying the community spread of the disease has not taken place in the country so far, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-
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Private firm Roche Diagnostic gets FDA emergency approval for COVID-19 tes
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Amid coronavirus fears, international private diagnostic centres are coming forward to conduct the COVID-19 tests in India.
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No evidence of community outbreak of coronavirus in India so far: ICMR
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New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): There is no evidence of community outbreak of coronavirus in India as of yet, as more than 500 of the thousand samples tested for community transmission of coronavirus have come out negative while the results for the other half are awaited, according to the I
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ICMR to set up 2 rapid testing labs, 49 additional centres for COVID-19 te
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): In a bid to strengthen the COVID-19 testing capacity, the India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is going to operationalize two rapid testing laboratories (high throughput system) and 49 additional testing centres by the end of this week.
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