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Kerala reports first positive case of Zika virus, 13 suspected cases
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Kerala Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Veena George on Thursday said the first case of Zika virus has been reported in the state and the samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for final confirmatio
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ICMR, NIV to study if vaccines in India can neutralise Delta Plus variant
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Following the detection of 'Delta Plus' variant in COVID patients in some parts of the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV) have decided to conduct a study to see if the new and more potent va
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Why Covaxin being manufactured only at pvt institute? Madras HC asks Centr
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 8 (ANI): The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Friday questioned the Central government why Covaxin, the vaccine against COVID-19 which was developed with the assistance of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology
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Rise in Covid-19 cases due to 'casual and careless' behaviour of people: I
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 22 (ANI): As many as 96 samples of coronavirus patients have been sent to National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), New Delhi and 4 samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune to identify the strain of COVID-19, amid th
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Eight UK returnees to Kerala test COVID-19 positive
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 26 (ANI): At least eight persons who returned from the United Kingdom (UK) to Kerala have tested COVID-19 positive and their swab samples have been sent to National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune for further examination, Health Minister KK Sha
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Thank Modi for accepting request to set up National Institute of Virology
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accepting the request to set up National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Punjab.
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Bharat Biotech announces India's first COVID-19 vaccine candidate 'COVAXIN
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 30 (ANI): Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech announced that it has successfully developed Covaxin, India's first vaccine candidate for Covid-19, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology (NIV). Read More
Combating COVID-19: NIV-Pune develops India's first antibody testing kit -
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, has successfully developed India's first indigenous antibody testing kit -- ELISA -- to combat COVID-19.
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ICMR partners with BBIL for developing indigenous COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi, May 9 [India], May 9 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday announced that it has partnered with the Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) to develop a fully indigenous vaccine for COVID-19 using the virus strain isolated at the National Institute o
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8 out of 16 antibody based rapid tests validated at NIV found satisfactory
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday said that 16 antibody-based rapid tests have been validated at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, so far and eight of them were found satisfactory.
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National Institute of Virology validates 7 antibody-based rapid tests for
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): As the country battles the COVID-19 crisis, National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, has validated seven antibody-based rapid tests for COVID-19 and has found them to be satisfactory.
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COVID19: Maharashtra Health Minister announces 3 new testing labs
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday announced three new testing laboratories for coronavirus, during his visit to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune.
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