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Police clears Shaheen Bagh protest site amid lockdown in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Amid a COVID-19 lockdown, Delhi Police on Tuesday cleared the Shaheen Bagh protest site where a large number of people were agitating against the Citizenship Amendment Act. A few protesters were also detained for "unlawful assembly" during the lockdown.
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Home quarantine may reduce coronavirus transmission risk by 62 pc: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): As the country grapples with the rising menace of coronavirus, a study done by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that home quarantine and maintaining social distancing of symptomatic can flatten the curve of the disease outbreak.
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12 private labs get green signal to conduct COVID-19 tests: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): In a significant development, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has given a green signal to 12 private laboratories across the country to conduct the coronavirus (COVID-19) testing in India.
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Kerala reports 28 COVID-19 cases on Monday, tally reaches 95
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Kerala on Monday reported 28 new coronavirus cases taking the state tally to 95.
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COVID-19: Tamil Nadu imposes Section 144 from Tuesday evening till March 3
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami on Monday said that restrictions under section 144 of the CrPC will be imposed in the state till March 31 in the wake of surging cases of COVID-19 in the country.
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COVID-19 task force recommends use of hydroxychloroquine for prevention of
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The National Task Force for COVID-19 constituted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine for prevention of the coronavirus infection for high-risk cases.
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Coronavirus cases spike to 396 in India, says ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Sunday confirmed 396 positive cases of coronavirus in the country including foreign nationals.
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AIIMS building in Haryana's Jhajjar to be used exclusively to treat COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): AIIMS building in Haryana's Jhajjar will be used exclusively to treat COVID-19 patients, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Balram Bhargava said here on Sunday.
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Private firms have to provide salary to permanent, contractual employees d
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): Giving a major relief to workers of private firms during the lockdown in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said both permanent and contractual employees will be considered to be on-duty and their companies will have to provide the
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COVID-19: 80 pc people will experience cold-like fever, will recover on th
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): As many as 80 per cent of the people even if they are infected with coronavirus will experience just cold-like fever and they will recover on their own, said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Balram Bhargava on Sunday.
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COVID-19 cases soar to 341 in India, says ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): The number of coronavirus positive patients in India rose to 341 on Sunday, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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ICMR caps cost of COVID-19 tests at pvt labs at Rs 4500
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): In a significant step, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in fresh guidelines for private laboratories doing COVID-19 tests, has capped the cost of the tests at Rs 4,500, even as it urged the private players to do the tests free of cost "in this h
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