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Presence of bat coronavirus BtCoV in two bat species: ICMR study
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): A first-time study in India by the country's top medical research body Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has detected the presence of bat coronavirus (BtCoV) in two bat species from Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu.
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9,341 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The total number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in India reached 9,341, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday.
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Possibility of COVID-19 transmission from mother to newborn, says ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): There can be a possibility of transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) from a pregnant mother to the newborn, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). However, the proportion of pregnancies affected and the significance to the newborn is
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India has stock of COVID-19 kits to conduct tests for next 6 weeks: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday said that India has a stock of COVID-19 kits with which tests for next six weeks can be conducted easily.
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ICMR conducts over 1.9 lakh tests for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Sunday said that it has conducted a total of 1,95,748 tests for coronavirus as on April 12.
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Vaccine yet to be developed to treat COVID-19 patients: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Sunday said that no vaccine has yet been developed for the treatment of coronavirus.
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COVID-19 count in India reaches 7,703: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 12 (ANI): The total number of positive COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 7,703, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on April 11.
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ICMR approve convalescent-plasma therapy to treat COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has given approval to Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), to treat COVID-19 patients with 'convalescent-plasma therapy,' which uses immune power gained by a recovered person
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Hydroxychloroquine should be used as prophylaxis, not as treatment for COV
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday said that hydroxychloroquine or HCQ should be used as prophylaxis to prevent the coronavirus and not as a treatment for COVID-19.
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ICMR permits Odisha's MKCG Medical College and Hospital to conduct COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 11 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday permitted MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Odisha's Berhampur to conduct COVID-19 testing from April 13.
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ICMR conducts over 1.6 lakh tests for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday said that it has conducted a total of 1,61,330 tests for coronavirus as on April 10.
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ICMR recommends testing of symptomatic coronavirus cases in hotspots
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The testing strategy in the country has been extended to include all cases with symptoms of COVID-19 in the identified hotspots, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday.
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