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We have sufficient amount of testing kits: Lav Agarwal
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Monday said that sufficient amount of testing kits are available in the country and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is working as per the need.
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Combating COVID-19: ICMR advises States to go for RT-PCR test
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday advised the State governments to go for the RT-PCR test, which "detects the virus early and is the best strategy to identify and isolate the individual."
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Udit Raj's tweet on price of coronavirus test kits is fake news: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday rejected a tweet by Congress leader Udit Raj that coronavirus test kits are being sold at Rs 4,500 and shared the duly prescribed prices for the kits.
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Congress targets Centre over antibody test kits being purchased at higher
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): A day after Delhi High Court asked to make COVID-19 test kits available at the lowest cost possible, Congress leader Ahmed Patel targetted the Central government over antibody test kits being purchased for Rs 600 per piece by the Indian Council of Medical R
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IIT-Delhi develops COVID-19 test kit, gets ICMR's approval
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi has developed a COVID-19 test kit, which has got the approval of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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Instead of depending on Chinese testing kits, ICMR should approve indigeno
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 24 (ANI): Local Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday said that instead of depending upon faulty coronavirus testing kits imported from China, using the indigenously developed testing methodologies made by two institutes in Kerala will be more judici
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IMCT asks West Bengal to explain 'methodology' to ascertain deaths due to
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 24 (ANI): The Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) on Friday wrote to West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, asking him to explain the methodology used by 'committee of doctors' in the State to ascertain deaths due to COVID-19 and also if it is in lin
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Waiting for good kits from ICMR: Kerala Health Minister
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 24 (ANI): Kerala health Minister KK Shailaja on Friday said that her government is waiting for good kits from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to conduct antibody tests.
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ICMR approves IIT-Delhi's COVID-19 detection assay
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday approved detection assay for COVID-19, which has been developed by researchers at IIT-Delhi's Kusuma School of Biological Sciences (KSBS).
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ICMR team visits NCI-Jhajjar to validate Chinese rapid antibody test kits
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): A team of scientists from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday visited AIIMS's National Cancer Institute (NCI) at Jhajjar in Haryana to conduct the field validation of Chinese manufactured rapid antibody testing kits.
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COVID-19 growth curve has been flattened: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday said that the growth curve of COVID-19 has been flattened but it is difficult to tell when it will reach its peak.
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ICMR approves rapid test kits for Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 23 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved rapid testing kits from South Korea and the tests will be continued using these kits as per the protocol, said a government official.
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