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  Flu alert! ICMR latest recommendations on influenza virus I CHECK SYMPTOMS, REMEDIES

  Health | March 04, 2023 22:20 IST

  The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recommended people or patients suffering from painful coughs to not risk their lives by taking pills without proper medical consultations.

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  ICMR issues new guidelines; advices against use of antibiotics for low-grade fever, viral bronchitis

  India | November 27, 2022 13:43 IST

  The resistance to broad-spectrum antibiotic carbapenem with respect to infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria was recorded in 87.5 per cent of the patients who were part of the study in 2021, limiting the availability of treatment options, the ICMR report said.

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  ICMR seeks research proposals on 'stillbirths' under taskforce programme

  India | November 17, 2022 16:50 IST

  Stillbirths proposals: The rate of stillbirth may be one of the indicators of the quality of a country's medical system. Stillbirths have multifactorial etiologies.

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  ICMR conducts study on India's first fatal case of monkeypox from Kerala

  India | September 14, 2022 22:30 IST

  ICMR Moneypox study: The study, 'A fatal case of monkeypox virus infection from Kerala India 2022' has been published as pre-print and has not been peer reviewed. So far, 11 cases of monkeypox have been reported in India -- five from Kerala and six from Delhi.

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  Monkeypox: 8 Indian firms express interest in developing vaccine

  India | August 14, 2022 7:55 IST

  Monkeypox: According to the source, of the total 31 bids, eight companies have submitted the EOI for the vaccine development while 23 firms showed interest towards the development of kits.

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  Monkeypox: Two UAE returnees found infected with strain A.2; no traces of sexual contact

  India | August 07, 2022 6:48 IST

  Monkeypox: The two cases were detected in a 35-year-old male and a 31-year-old male from UAE. Both the cases had no traces of sexual contact.

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  Monkeypox: Suspected case in Noida tests negative for virus

  India | July 27, 2022 21:46 IST

  Monkeypox: On Wednesday evening, Noida Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sunil Kumar Sharma said, "the lab report of the suspected case reported yesterday is available now. It is negative for monkeypox."

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  Monkeypox: Govt invites bids to develop vaccine, diagnostic kits; ICMR isolates virus

  India | December 17, 2022 16:14 IST

  Monkeypox vaccine: The development comes amid India reporting four cases of monkeypox -- three from Kerala and one from Delhi -- so far.

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  Monkeypox outbreak: Government asks NCDC, ICMR to submit samples to NIV Pune

  India | May 20, 2022 22:56 IST

  Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also asked the health officials to keep a close watch on the sick passengers travelling from the affected countries 

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  Transmissibility of new variant, efficacy of vaccines against it under examination: ICMR scientist

  India | November 28, 2021 0:11 IST

  The vaccines used in India -- Covaxin and Covishield -- have been reported to work against previously identified mutants from within India and other countries.

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  Dengue vaccine important, working closely with trials: ICMR DG Dr Balram Bhargava

  India | September 30, 2021 21:30 IST

  ICMR Director General, Dr Balram Bhargava on Thursday said that dengue vaccine has become an important agenda.

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  Schools need to be reopened in a phased manner with multi-layered Covid mitigation steps: ICMR study

  Education | September 28, 2021 11:28 IST

  A survey has found that students missed out on social interactions, lacked physical activity, and had a sense of loosening the bonds of friendship due to prolonged school closures, mentioned the piece 'Reopening of schools during COVID-19 pandemic: A persistent dilemma'

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  Death within 30 days of positive test result will be treated as 'death due to COVID-19': Centre

  India | September 12, 2021 9:34 IST

  The Centre said the guidelines and the circular have been issued in compliance with the June 30 judgment in the Reepak Kansal vs Union of India and others, and Gaurav Kumar Bansal vs Union of India and others cases.

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  India logs 34,973 fresh Covid-19 cases, 260 deaths in 24 hours, recovery rate stands at 97.48%

  India | September 10, 2021 14:51 IST

  According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Friday, the country saw a total of 37,681 discharges in the last 24 hours.

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  Over 50-crore samples tested for COVID in India till now: ICMR

  India | August 19, 2021 12:09 IST

  "On July 21, 2021, India had tested 45 cr COVID samples, which reached the 50-cr mark on Aug 18, 2021," the ICMR said.

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  Prevalence of Delta variant not different between vaccinated and unvaccinated groups: ICMR study

  India | August 18, 2021 10:13 IST

  B.1.617.2, or the Delta variant of covid causing Sars Cov2 was the dominant circulating strain and one of the primary drivers for the country's covid second wave.

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  ICMR projects export of 62 crore COVID-19 testing kits between July and September

  India | August 17, 2021 23:31 IST

  ​The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday projected an export of 62 crore COVID-19 testing kits between July and September.  

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  SII chairman Cyrus Poonawalla says third dose desirable; warns against mix-and-match

  India | August 14, 2021 9:12 IST

  Cyrus Poonawalla on Friday strongly affirmed that mixing two different vaccines of COVID-19 is a very risky decision and it is must be discouraged.

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  Mix-matching Covaxin, Covishield vaccines yields better results: ICMR

  India | August 08, 2021 11:47 IST

  ICMR said that mixing and matching of vaccines Covishield and Covaxin can yeild better results against Covid-19.

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  AMR can usher a pandemic worse than Covid-19, suggest Experts

  Science | July 29, 2021 15:54 IST

  The World Health Organization identifies AMR as one of the significant threats to global health and estimates that it will contribute to 10 million deaths by 2050.