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  Over 14% in Kolkata have COVID-19 antibodies: ICMR seroprevalence survey

  India | June 28, 2020 19:24 IST

  A seroprevalence survey conducted via random and rapid tests -- the IgM and the IGg -- indicate the rate of transmission in a community and whether it has started developing herd immunity to a virus.

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  COVID-19: India records highest single-day spike with 19,906 cases

  News | June 28, 2020 12:32 IST

  COVID-19 cases continue to surge in India.

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  ICMR says COVID-19 testing should be widely available to all symptomatic individuals

  India | June 24, 2020 12:46 IST

  Expanding the testing criterion for coronavirus, the Indian Council of Medical Research has said it should be made widely available to all symptomatic individuals across the country.

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  COVID: Delhi reports 3947 fresh cases

  News | June 23, 2020 23:34 IST

  COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the country. Delhi reported fresh 3947 cases with 68 deaths today.

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  ICMR needs to change guidelines for COVID testing to increase: Delhi health minister

  India | June 13, 2020 18:48 IST

  Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases and a day after the Supreme Court expressed concern over fewer coronavirus tests in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain Saturday put the onus on the ICMR, saying its guidelines should be changed for the testing to increase.

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  Senior ICMR scientist tests positive for coronavirus

  India | June 01, 2020 11:26 IST

  A senior scientist at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has tested positive for novel coronavirus following which the entire ICMR building is being sanitised, sources said. 

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  Sustained HCQ intake with PPE use helped prevent COVID-19 in healthcare workers: ICMR study

  India | June 01, 2020 7:30 IST

  Sustained intake of anti-malarial drug hyrdoxychloroquine (HCQ) along with appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) led to a significant decline in the odds of healthcare workers getting infected with the coronavirus infection, a study has indicated. 

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  ICMR asks states to begin sero-surveys to track 'coronavirus exposure' of asymptomatic patients

  India | May 30, 2020 20:54 IST

  The ICMR has asked the state governments to begin the deployment of sero-surveys in order to track the exposure to coronavirus of the recovered, asymptomatic and high-risk patients

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  HCQ should be taken with food to avoid side effects: ICMR on row over anti-malarial drug

  News | May 26, 2020 21:48 IST

  Speaking on the Lancet study which says Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) raises chances of death and irregular heart rhythm, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Director General, Dr Balram Bhargava.

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  No major side-effects of HCQ found in Indian studies, usage to continue: ICMR

  India | May 26, 2020 18:11 IST

  Even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) halted the hydroxychloroquine arm of its COVID-19 drug trials on Monday, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today said that there were no major side-effects of the malaria drug in the studies in India.

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  Testing 1.1 lakh samples a day at 612 labs across the country: ICMR

  India | May 26, 2020 17:25 IST

  “From just one COVID-19 testing lab in Pune to 430 public labs and 182 private labs across the nation, India has significantly expanded its testing in the last 3 months,” said ICMR

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  'Human trials for COVID-19 vaccine may begin in at least 6 months'

  India | May 26, 2020 9:01 IST

  As India ranked 10th in the global infection list, overtaking Iran, which was an early hotspot of coronavirus, India's top medical body has said the human trials of COVID-19 vaccine may begin at least in six months.

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  Intelligent Testing Strategy for being 'ahead of virus': ICMR

  India | May 25, 2020 20:03 IST

  ​The Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday said that India developed an Intelligent Testing Strategy to remain 'ahead of the virus' by developing testing infrastructure that is laboratories and other means of testing.

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  ICMR approved COVID-19 negative certificates required to directly go to home in Goa

  News | May 25, 2020 8:45 IST

  Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) approved COVID-19 negative certificates are required to directly go to home without testing in Goa.

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  ICMR issues revised advisory on use of hydroxychloroquine

  India | May 23, 2020 7:51 IST

  A revised government advisory on Friday recommended use of hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medication for asymptomatic healthcare workers working in non-COVID-19 hospitals, frontline staff on surveillance duty in containment zones and paramilitary/police personnel involved in coronavirus infection-related activities.

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  1000-fold increase in quantum of COVID-19 tests: ICMR

  India | May 21, 2020 12:11 IST

  Starting with less than 100 COVID-19 tests per day just two months ago, a 1000-fold increase in just 60 days was made possible by dedicated teams from research institutions, medical colleges, testing laboratories, ministries, airlines and postal services working together, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said in a statement.

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  No invasive technique be adopted for forensic autopsy in COVID-19 death cases: ICMR

  India | May 20, 2020 10:34 IST

  Invasive technique should not be adopted for forensic autopsy in COVID-19 death cases as mortuary staff are exposed to potentially dangerous health risks due to organ fluids and secretions even after taking the highest precautions

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  COVID-19 survival reduces with time in dead body, but no time limit to declare it non-infective: ICM

  India | May 20, 2020 8:25 IST

  The survival of coronavirus gradually decreases with time in a dead body, as per scientific literature till now, though there is no specific duration to declare a body as non-infective, the ICMR said on Tuesday. 

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  Will India create the COVID-19 vaccine?

  News | May 12, 2020 8:24 IST

  Countries across the world are vying to create a vaccine for COVID-19. India too has entered the race to develop a vaccine for coronavirus. The Indian Council Medical Research (ICMR) and Bharat Biotech International Limited have partnered for the development of a "fully indigenous vaccine".

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  ICMR issues guidance for appropriate recording of COVID-19 deaths to create robust data

  India | May 11, 2020 12:50 IST

  COVID-19 would be recorded as an "underlying cause of death" when leading to pneumonia, cardiac injury and clotting in the bloodstream, among others, according to the guidance issued by ICMR for appropriate recording of deaths due to the disease in India.