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Punjab to send 5 pc of total positive samples per week to IGIB, NCDC to ch
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 30 (ANI): The Punjab Government has decided to send 5 per cent of total positive samples per week to Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other premier institutes to check new mutated strain
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New coronavirus strain: Testing of flyers from UK underway at Delhi airpor
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Five out of 266 passengers and crew members of the Air India flight that arrived at Delhi Airport from London (UK) last night have tested positive for COVID-19. Their samples have been sent to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for research a
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Amid COVID-19, India records 2721 swine flu cases till July this year
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Even as the country has been hit by COVID-19 pandemic, India has reported about 2,721 cases of deadly swine flu virus with 44 deaths this year.
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77 per cent of Delhi's population susceptible to COVID-19: National Centre
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Nearly six months into the pandemic, 77 per cent of Delhi's population is susceptible to the coronavirus, said Dr Sujeet Kumar Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday.
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Delhi HC asks Centre to file fresh affidavit on sero-surveillance study by
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to file a fresh affidavit on the report regarding the preliminary results relating to the sero-surveillance study in the national capital by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
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Combating COVID-19: NCDC, Delhi Govt jointly begin Serological Survey acro
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Delhi government in association with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday conducted national capital's first Serological Survey, wherein, the health care workers visited door-to-door to collect blood samples for COVID test.
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Delhi: Union Home Secretary reviews implementation of Home Ministry's deci
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla reviewed the implementation of various decisions on COVID-19 in Delhi which were taken at a meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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NCDC to conduct sero-surveillance study focusing on 20,000 households in D
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is set to conduct a sero-surveillance study in all 11 districts of Delhi focusing on as many as 20,000 households on a random basis including individuals below 18 years of age. The survey is expected to start
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India's COVID-19 toll-free number recorded 50,000 calls, highest in a day,
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): India's national toll-free helpline number (#1075) to address queries on COVID-19 had in the last week of March recorded up to 50,000 phone calls after Prime Minister Modi announced a nationwide lockdown in view of coronavirus. However, on an average 30,000 p
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Community surveillance is key tool to tackle COVID-19: NCDC Chief
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Community surveillance is a 'key weapon' in tackling the coronavirus across the country, said Dr Sujeet Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) here on Friday.
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Strict adherence to lockdown, social distancing to reduce COVID-19 cases:
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Dr Sujeet Singh, director, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Monday said that if people strictly follow lockdown and social distancing, this will substantially bring COVID-19 cases down and help the government in containing the disease.
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National Centre for Disease Control keeping eye on potential COVID-19 pati
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said that the National Centre for Disease Control has been keeping an eye on all potential coronavirus patients.
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