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ICMR rushing for 'unrealistic' timeline for corona vaccine: Prithviraj Ch
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday said that Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is rushing for an "unrealistic" timeline of 15 August for indigenous COVID-19 vaccine.
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Process to develop COVID-19 vaccine as per global norms: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday said that the process to develop an indigenous vaccine to combat COVID-19 is as per globally accepted norms to fast-track the vaccine development.
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Private labs should apply for NABL accreditation to initiate TrueNat/CBNAA
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has written to all states/UTs saying that all private laboratories in their state who intend to initiate TrueNat/CBNAAT based testing for COVID19 should be encouraged to immediately apply for NABL accreditation to ens
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Maharashtra Health Minister hopeful of indigenous COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope is hopeful and positive about the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine after the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) DG Balram Bhargava informed that the vaccine trial will begin by July 7 on Friday.
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ICMR ramps up COVID-19 testing in Ladakh
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday announced that rapid antigen testing kits have now reached Leh after setting up a lab for RT-PCR testing.
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ICMR-Bharat Biotech COVID-19 vaccine trial results to be released by Aug 1
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) DG Balram Bhargava has written a letter to Bharat Biotech and principal investigators of medical colleges to complete the trial procedure of indigenous COVID-19 vaccine in a fast track method, so that results of
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Over 90 lakh COVID-19 tests conducted till July 1: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday informed that over 90 lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted by various laboratories across the country till July 1.
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ICMR scientist Raman Gangakhedkar set to retire today
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday announced that senior scientist Raman Gangakhedkar would be retiring today.
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Bharat Biotech announces India's first COVID-19 vaccine candidate 'COVAXIN
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 30 (ANI): Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech announced that it has successfully developed Covaxin, India's first vaccine candidate for Covid-19, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology (NIV). Read More
Combating COVID-19: Haryana to start plasma therapy after ICMR's approval
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], June 29 (ANI): Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Monday announced that the state will start plasma therapy for the treatment of COVID-19 patients after getting approval from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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ICMR has supplied diagnostic material for carrying out 4.7 lakh RT-PCR tes
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): The Government of India on Saturday said that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has supplied diagnostic material for carrying out 4.7 lakh RT-PCR tests to the 12 functional labs in Delhi, till date.
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ICMR gearing up to conduct 4 lakh COVID tests per day
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): In order to combat COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is taking all steps to attain a capacity to conduct four lakh coronavirus tests per day, a government official said on Friday.
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