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CSIR testing anti-leprosy vaccine Mw for COVID-19, says DG Shekhar Mande
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (SCIR) Director-General Dr Shekhar C Mande on Sunday said that the institute is currently testing Mycobacterium w (Mw), which is a vaccine for leprosy, to treat COVID-19.
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Rapid testing kits will be useful in West Bengal's corona hotspots: ICMR-N
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 19 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has sent rapid testing kits to West Bengal, which will be helpful in covering a large population in a short period of time and more so in the hotspot zones, according to Dr Shanta Dutta, Director of
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Jaunpur DM orders screening of students being brought from Kota
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 18 (ANI): The rapid testing of 193 children, returning from Kota in Rajasthan, in eight buses will be conducted at the borders of the district, said District Magistrate (DM) Dinesh Kumar Singh on Saturday.
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AI airlifts 3 lakh rapid test kits from Guangzhou
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Guangzhou [China], April 18 (ANI): A special Air India (AI) flight to Guangzhou airlifted three lakh rapid antibody test kits on Saturday, which are headed to Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.
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Gujarat receives 24,000 rapid testing kits from Centre
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 17 (ANI): Gujarat on Friday received 24,000 rapid testing kits from the Centre, said the State's Information Department.
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COVID-19: Chhattisgarh procuring 75,000 high-quality rapid testing kits fr
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 17 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo on Friday informed that the state government is procuring 75,000 high-quality rapid testing kits for COVID-19 detection from a South Korean company.
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ICMR directs all States to follow key protocols for rapid testing of COVID
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revised the protocol for using the 'rapid antibody test' in hotspot areas for epidemiological studies and surveillance.
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Mild-cases of COVID-19 should be home quarantined to address health staff
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Former national president of Indian Medical Association (IMA) Dr KK Agarwal on Friday said that in order to avoid the scarcity of medical staff in the hospitals, mild-cases need to be home quarantined and healthcare workers should only be involved in treati
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Andhra Pradesh CM gets tested for COVID-19, result comes negative
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 17 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday got tested for COVID-19 the result of which negative.
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Andhra Pradesh receives one lakh COVID-19 rapid testing kits from South Ko
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 17 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh on Friday received one lakh COVID-19 rapid testing kits from South Korea, to increase the number of tests in the state and speed up the time taken to conduct these tests.
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Karnataka to buy 2 lakh rapid test kits for COVID-19 detection
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 17 (ANI): The Karnataka government has announced the purchase of an additional two lakh rapid test kits for COVID-19 detection at a task force meeting on Thursday.
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67 Indian firms get CDSCO approval for antibody rapid testing kits
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): As many as 67 Indian firms have got approval from the Central Drug Standard Controller Organisation (CDSCO) for antibody rapid testing kits for testing COVID-19.
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