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Children can be spreaders or super-spreaders of COVID-19: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): Children can be spreaders or super-spreaders of COVID-19, said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on Tuesday.
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ICMR issues advisory on CRISPR technology-based SARS CoV-2 test
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday issued an advisory on the CRISPR SARS CoV-2 test that has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India for COVID-19 detection.
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'Too early to say', AIIMS on ICMR observation on discontinuing plasma the
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Even as the Indian Council of Medical Research announced that plasma therapy may soon be discontinued from the Covid-19 national treatment protocol, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi's Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Thursday said th
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Delhi HC asks ICMR, CSIR to reply on pendency of approval to FELUDA test f
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): The Delhi High Court asked Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to file affidavits regarding pendency of approvals to 'FELUDA', a test used for detecting COVID-19 infection.
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COVID-19 re-infection possible if antibodies in recovered person reduce wi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): There is a possibility of re-infection, if antibodies reduce in the body of a Covid-19 recovered person in five months time after the recovery, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
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India to have 13.9 lakh cancer cases by year-end, 15.7 lakh by 2025: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): The National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) Report 2020 has estimated that based on current trends there will be 13.9 lakh cancer cases across the country by the end of 2020, the Indian Council of Medical Research said on Friday.
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No benefit of plasma therapy arresting mortality in moderate to severe COV
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): There is no benefit of plasma therapy is arresting mortality in moderate to severe cases of Covid-19, Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research, Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
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With spike of 74,442 cases, India's COVID-19 tally breaches 66-lakh mark
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): With a spike of 74,442 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India's coronavirus tally crossed the 66-lakh mark on Monday, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed.
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Gandhian perspective of healthy living is significant in COVID times: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Following Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of healthy lifestyle -- "Less is more" and "Health is wealth" especially in the times of crisis will be a prominent way to foster ease of living during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Prof (Dr) Balram Bhargava, Director Ge
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COVID-19: ICMR, Biological E develop 'Antisera' for virus cure, prevention
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): As part of the global attempt to find a remedy for coronavirus, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Biological E Limited, Hyderabad have developed highly purified antisera (raised in animals) for prophylaxis and treatment of the infectious di
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Allahabad HC expresses concern over sub-standard masks, seeks guidelines f
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 29 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday expressed concern over the sale of sub-standard quality face masks amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and sought guidelines in the matter from the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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Indian population still far from achieving herd immunity shows ICMR's seco
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Indian population is still far from achieving herd immunity against COVID-19 as shown by Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) second Sero Survey, the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday adding that ICMR expert panel examining re
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