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CDSCO approves institutes to conduct clinical trial with convalescent plas
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has given a green signal to interested institutes to conduct the clinical trial with convalescent plasma in COVID-19 patients, as per the protocol developed by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
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Vaccine will be effective even if coronavirus mutates : ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): While scientists from government-run Biotechnology Research Centre in Gujarat claimed to have identified three new mutations of the COVID-19 in its genome sequencing, the top medical research body -- the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said
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ICMR to conduct study on effectiveness of BCG vaccine against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will conduct a study by next week, to identify the effectiveness of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine against COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry officials said on Friday.
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ICMR directs all States to follow key protocols for rapid testing of COVID
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revised the protocol for using the 'rapid antibody test' in hotspot areas for epidemiological studies and surveillance.
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81 private labs in country to conduct COVID-19 test: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday said that there are 81 private labs across 14 States and one Union Territory in the country to conduct COVID-19 test.
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ICMR tests 28,542 samples for coronavirus on April 17
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that it has tested 28,542 samples for coronavirus on Friday.
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Won't recommend BCG vaccine even for health workers till we don't have def
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday said it won't recommend the BGC vaccine even to the healthcare workers till ICMR doesn't have any definitive results.
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Where to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The world is suffering daily tragic killings at the hands of this unknown enemy COVID-19. When and how the war against this virus would end is still all in the realm of speculations. This war would only be won on the day our medical researchers come up with
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Total 3,02,956 samples tested for COVID-19 today: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday informed that a total of 3,02,956 samples from 2,86,714 individuals have been tested as on April 16, 9 pm.
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India conducts 24 tests for one COVID-19 positive case: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Compared to other countries that are battling COVID-19 crisis, in India around 24 tests are conducted for one positive COVID-19 case, Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said here on Thursday.
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All decisions to tackle COVID-19 taken in consultation with scientific tas
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that 21-member scientific COVID-19 Task Force met 14 times in the last month and all decisions including the extension of lockdown were taken with the consultation of task force members.
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Bat coronavirus mutated to infect humans : ICMR cites Chinese research
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that a research in China shows that coronavirus found in humans is mutated form of its variant found in bats.
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