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India is prepared for monkeypox, no cases in country yet: ICMR
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): With monkeypox cases being identified across the world, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) official on Friday said that India is prepared in view of increasing infections in the non-endemic countries, however, no cases have been reported in the
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Centre alerts NCDC, ICMR on monkeypox: Sources
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Issuing an alert to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Central government has asked them to keep a close watch on the monkeypox situation, in wake of a rapid spurt of cases abroad, and send sam
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ICMR DG questions WHO's COVID death estimates for India
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): After World Health Organization's (WHO) excess mortality estimates for COVID, the Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Balram Bhargava on Thursday said the country has systemic data pool and it does not need to rely on "modellin
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ICMR DG Dr Balram Bhargava's tenure extended by three months: Sources
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The term of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava has been extended by three months until further orders, said sources.
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ICMR played crucial role in India's COVID-19 fightback: Scientist
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune along with its chief scientists have been at the forefront to deal with the emerging challenges, including expeditious isol
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Cabinet approves MoU signed between ICMR, DFG Germany
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): The Union Cabinet was on Wednesday apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V. (DFG), Germany about cooperation in scientific research and technologica
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India heading towards becoming vaccine super-power: DG ICMR
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Balram Bhargava on Thursday hailed the 96 per cent nationwide COVID-19 vaccination coverage of the first dose and said that India is heading towards becoming a vaccine super-power.
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Omicron generated antibodies effective against all variants of concern in
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): The latest study conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) shows that antibodies generated by Omicron, a COVID-19 strain, are not only effective against it but also other variants of concern (VOCs) including Delta.
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Deaths have been considerably reduced due to COVID-19 vaccination: ICMR
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) head Dr Balram Bhargava, in a health briefing, on Thursday asserted that deaths have been considerably reduced due to COVID-19 vaccinations in this third surge of the coronavirus infection.
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Delta variant major cause for COVID in children during second wave: ICMR s
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): The Delta variant was the major cause of coronavirus infection in children's COVID-19 cases during the second wave in India, according to an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study.
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Molnupiravir does not come under National Treatment Task Force for COVID-1
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Antiviral drug Molnupiravir is not included in the National treatment task force for COVID-19, said Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Balram Bhargava on Wednesday.
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COVID-19: Contact testing not required unless high risk people involved, s
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Any person, who has come in contact with a COVID-infected patient, does not need to be tested unless the person is identified in the 'high-risk' category based on age or comorbidities, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said in its latest gu
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