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Irresponsible people are driving the COVID-19 pandemic in India: ICMR DG
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) DG Dr Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said that "irresponsible people" who were not following the norms to prevent the spread of COVID-19 were driving coronavirus pandemic in India.
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Second national sero-survey should be completed in first week of September
Updated : 5 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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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3.17 cr samples collected for COVID-19 testing so far: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): A total of 3,17,42,782 samples have been collected for COVID-19 testing in India as of Wednesday, informed the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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27% of estimated 13.9 lakh cancer cases in 2020 due to tobacco use
Updated : 5 years, 6 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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Atrimed Pharmaceuticals Plant Science receives breakthrough in molecule re
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): Bangalore based Atrimed Pharmaceuticals, a pioneer in developing scientifically tested Plant based medication, announced that, three of our samples tested positive against SARS-CoV-2 in the ICMR (Indian Council for Medical Research) desig
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Delhi HC allows using dummy phone number for COVID-19 testing of homeless
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday gave its nod for the use of "9999999999" as a dummy phone number and address of labs or hospitals for COVID-19 testing of homeless mentally ill patients after the submissions were made by the Indian Council for Medical Research (
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Karnataka govt issues revised guidelines for disposal of bodies of COVID p
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state's health department issued fresh guidelines for the disposal of bodies of COVID patients.
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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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