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Over 57.7 lakh COVID-19 tests done so far: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): A total of 1,15,519 samples of COVID-19 have been tested in the last 24 hours taking the total samples tested to 57,74,133 in the country, as per information provided by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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ICMR issues advisory on Antigen detection test for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended the use of Standard Q COVID-19 Ag detection assay (antigen detection test) as a point of care diagnostic assay for testing under certain settings in combination with RT-PCR test.
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AAP leader Sanjay Singh urges Centre to amend ICMR guidelines to increase
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday wrote a letter to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan asking him to amend the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines for conducting more coronavirus test.
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Only 0.73 pc of sample population was infected with COVID-19, says ICMR's
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The sero-surveillance study conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) revealed that 0.73 per cent of the population surveyed has shown evidence of past exposure to COVID-19, said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of the country's apex medical
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Coronavirus cases in India reach 2.86 lakh, ICMR says no 'community transm
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): With the number of coronavirus cases rising rapidly in the country and total cases crossing over 2.86 lakh on Thursday, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that there is no "community transmission" of COVID-19 in India.
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India is not in community transmission: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): There is no community transmission of COVID-19 in the country according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday.
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Over 5 million COVID-19 tests done: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Over five million RT-PCR tests to detect SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus behind COVID-19 pandemic - have been done in the country, India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said.
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Conduct thorough contact tracing of COVID-19 patients, follow ICMR guideli
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday directed the administration of the national capital to conduct thorough contact tracing of COVID-19 patients and testing for the virus as per the guidelines of the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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Indigenous ELISA kits 92.37% sensitive, 97.9% specific for COVID-19 testin
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 5 (ANI): Indigenous IgG-based ELISA kits for COVID-19 testing have been found to be sensitive and specific for the detection of coronavirus infection in human serum samples.
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1.37 lakh samples tested for COVID-19 in last 24 hours: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that a total 1,37,158 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of tests have reached 41,03,233 in the country.
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India testing 1.2 lakh COVID-19 samples daily, far from peak in cases: ICM
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Over one lakh samples are being tested every day to detect coronavirus infection, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday, adding that India is far from the peak of COVID-19.
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Senior ICMR scientist who came from Mumbai to Delhi tests positive for COV
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): A senior scientist of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) who came from Mumbai to Delhi two weeks ago has tested positive for coronavirus, ICMR officials told ANI on Monday.
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