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Over 4 crore samples tested for COVID-19 till August 28: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): A total of 40,406,609 samples for COVID-19 have been tested across the country as of Friday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) here on Saturday.
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ICMR twitter handle 'compromised'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that their twitter handle had been 'compromised' and necessary steps were being taken to rectify the issue.
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Over 3.76 cr samples tested for COVID-19 so far: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): A total of 8,23,992 samples were tested for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the total number of samples tested to 3,76,51,512 so far, informed the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday.
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Second national sero-survey should be completed in first week of September
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): The second national sero-survey should be completed in the first week of September, Prof (Dr.) Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Tuesday.
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Over 3.52 cr samples collected for COVID-19 testing till Aug 22: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Over 3.52 crore samples have been collected for COVID-19 testing in the country till August 22, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) informed on Sunday.
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Soon, India will have its dedicated vaccine portal: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (ANI): In a first in India, the country's top medical research body is working to create an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) vaccine portal, as a repository for all information related to vaccine development in India. The ICMR vaccine portal would be mad
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Gargled water may be alternative to swabs for COVID-19 sample collection:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 21 (ANI): A study published by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that gargle lavage may be a feasible alternative to swabs for sample collection for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.
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27% of estimated 13.9 lakh cancer cases in 2020 due to tobacco use
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): The number of cancer cases in the country in 2020 was estimated at 13.9 lakh of which about 27% was due to tobacco use, according to the National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020, released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Cen
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ICMR invites Covid dedicated centres to join national clinical registry of
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): The Union health ministry, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have proposed a National Clinical Registry for COVID-19 (NCRC).
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Karnataka gets its first mobile COVID-19 testing labs
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 6 (ANI): Karnataka's Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar inaugurated state's first Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-approved mobile COVID-19 testing labs.
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2,21,49,351 samples tested for COVID-19 till August 5: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): A total of 2,21,49,351 samples for COVID-19 have been tested across the country as of Wednesday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today.
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Rapid Antigen tests comprise about 25-30 per cent of total COVID-19 tests:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Out of total COVID-19 tests being conducted every day across the country, about 25-30 per cent tests comprise of rapid antigen tests, informed the union health ministry on Tuesday. So far, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has reported over two
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