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COVID-19: Tamil Nadu gives nod to ICMR for studying BCG vaccine's efficacy
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 15 (ANI): In view of the coronavirus outbreak, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has given approval to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for studying the efficacy of the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine on senior citizens at its National I
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Teen dies of COVID after 4 hospitals denied admission, parents turn to Cal
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 15 (ANI): Parents of an 18-year-old boy turned to the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday alleging medical negligence, following the death of their son after being turned away by four hospitals.
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Over 3 lakh COVID-19 tests done in last 24 hours: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Ramping up its testing capacity with each passing day, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) conducted over three lakh tests to diagnose COVID-19 in the last 24 hours for the first time.
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Two indigenous candidate COVID-19 vaccines get DCGI nod to start early pha
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Two indigenous candidate vaccines for COVID-19 have got DCGI clearance to start early phase human trials in the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Tuesday.
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India 'pharmacy of the world', on fast-track mode to develop COVID-19 vacc
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): India is considered as the "pharmacy of the world". About 60 per cent of the drugs uitilised in the United States of America are of Indian origin. So, these are generic drugs produced in India where the country has established itself over the years. This is
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Over 1.1 crore samples tested for COVID-19 till July 12: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Monday that a total of 2,19,103 samples have been tested for coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
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Tech Mahindra will organise COVID-19 testing of 20,000 vendors, employees
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): Tech Mahindra is rolling-out phase-wise testing for its third-party vendors, employees, customer and partner ecosystem. The company is arranging the COVID -19 testing of around 20,000 third-party vendors including people working in pantry, san
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Over 2.6 lakh COVID-19 samples being tested per day: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Over 2.6 lakh samples are being tested for COVID-19 per day, said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday.
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GoM meeting reviews COVID-19 situation in India
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): A Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting on COVID-19 under the chairmanship of Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan was held on Thursday at Nirman Bhawan in the national capital.
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Over 10 million COVID-19 tests done so far: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): India has conducted over 10 million (1 crore) tests to diagnose COVID-19 so far, officials from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said, as the cases of coronavirus rose up to 6,97,413 in the country.
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ICMR's claim to launch COVID-19 vaccine by Aug 15 an 'unscientific gaffe',
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday called the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) claim to launch COVID-19 vaccine by August 15, an "unscientific gaffe".
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Dibrugarh district administration felicitates RMRC for isolating COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], July 5 (ANI): Dibrugarh district administration on Sunday felicitated the entire team of Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Lahoal, for successfully isolating COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2), informed a press release.
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