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ICMR partners with BBIL for developing indigenous COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 10 months 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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Andhra's Srikakulam on alert after first 3 COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 26 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district has reported its first three COVID-19 cases on Saturday. However, the District Collector is confident that the number of coronavirus cases will not increase in the district as lockdown has been strictly
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Seriously addressing issue of non-standardised kits in West Bengal: Direct
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 21 (ANI): Dr Shanta Dutta, Director of ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) on Monday said that it was unfortunate that the NIV kits were not standardised by the manufacturing company which had caused problems in West Bengal and
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Amarinder offers free land to Central govt for Rs 550 crore Virology centr
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday proposed to the central government a Rs 550 crore project for setting up an 'Advanced Centre for Virology' in the state and offered land to centre with zero cost.
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8 out of 16 antibody based rapid tests validated at NIV found satisfactory
Updated : 5 years, 11 months 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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Disinfectant tunnel set up in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam to contain sprea
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): In order to fight COVID-19, Srikakulam District collector J Nivas on Tuesday inaugurated a disinfectant tunnel at a vegetable market to contain the spread of the disease.
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National Institute of Virology validates 7 antibody-based rapid tests for
Updated : 5 years, 11 months 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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Madhya Pradesh: Rajgarh DC, SDM removed from posts
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh government has removed the Rajgarh District Collector Nidhi Nivedita and Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Priya Verma from their posts.
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COVID19: Maharashtra Health Minister announces 3 new testing labs
Updated : 6 years 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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No evidence of community outbreak of coronavirus in India so far: ICMR
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): There is no evidence of community outbreak of coronavirus in India as of yet, as more than 500 of the thousand samples tested for community transmission of coronavirus have come out negative while the results for the other half are awaited, according to the I
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Woman tests positive for coronavirus in Gurugram
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): A woman has tested positive for novel coronavirus in the city.
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ICMR develops testing strategy for COVID-19 patients
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed a coronavirus testing strategy for patients infected with the virus.
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