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COVID-19: Third Covaxin dose holds promise, says ICMR as India prepares to
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): The third dose of Covaxin holds promise, the Indian Council of Medical Research said on Sunday just a day before the government plans to administer 'precaution' doses of COVID-19 vaccines to frontline workers, healthcare workers and senior citizens with
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COVID-19: Oral anti-viral drug Molnupiravir is not included in national ta
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) head Dr. Balram Bhargava on Wednesday stated that the oral anti-viral drug Molnupiravir capsules are not included in the national task force treatment for COVID-19 as it has side effects.
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DCGI approves India-made RT-PCR kit to detect Omicron: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): An RT-PCR test kit for detecting new coronavirus variant Omicron has been developed in India in partnership with Tata MD and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR on Wednesday.
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Omicron is predominant circulating strain in India: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The new coronavirus variant, Omicron, is the predominant circulating strain in India, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Wednesday.
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Durability of immunity post-COVID-19 infection persists for 9 months: DG I
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): The durability of immunity after the COVID-19 infection persists for at least 9 months as per the evidence-based studies from different countries globally, said Dr. Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursd
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COVID vaccines are disease-modifying, don't prevent infection: ICMR
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): All COVID vaccines do not prevent infection and are primarily disease-modifying, said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday.
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Longest drone flight delivers medical supplies from Nagaland's Mokokchung
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tuensang (Nagaland) [India], December 19 (ANI): The Indian Medical Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Drone Response and Outreach in North East (i-Drone) pilot project on Saturday made its final and longest drone flight from Nagaland's Mokokchung to Tuensang to deliver medical supplies.
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ICMR designs kit to detect new COVID-19 variant Omicron in 2 hours
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], December 11 (ANI): Amid rising cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in Dibrugarh, Assam has designed a testing kit that will be able to detect the virus in two hours time.
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India conducts over 10 lakh COVID-19 tests in last 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Over 10 lakh samples were tested for COVID-19 across the country in the last 24 hours, informed the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday.
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Bangladesh's first native Covid vaccine Bangavax receives nod for human tr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 24 (ANI): Bangladesh's first homegrown vaccine has received approval from the Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) for human trials.
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India conducts over 11 lakh COVID-19 tests in last 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Over 11 lakh samples were tested for COVID-19 across the country in the last 24 hours, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) informed on Wednesday.
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Over 63 cr samples tested for COVID-19 in India so far
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): Over 63 crore samples have been tested for COVID-19 across the country, with more than 7 lakh samples being tested in the last 24 hours, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) informed on Monday.
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