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  ICMR teams up with Bharat Biotech to develop COVID-19 vaccine

  India | May 09, 2020 20:54 IST

  The vaccine will be developed using the virus strain isolated at the ICMR's National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune.

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  Coronavirus: ICMR ties up with India Post to deliver Covid-19 testing kits

  India | May 07, 2020 19:28 IST

  The council has set a target of carrying out 1 lakh tests across the country per day. As coronavirus cases in the country have crossed the 50,000 mark. It is the need of the hour to widen testing across the length and breadth of the country.

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  India clocks one million RT-PCR tests for coronavirus

  India | May 02, 2020 23:20 IST

  The number of RT-PCR test for detection of COVID-19 conducted in India crossed the one million mark on Saturday, ICMR officials said, as the total novel coronavirus infections rose to 37,776.

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  ICMR denies having paid anything for Chinese rapid body testing kits

  India | April 27, 2020 18:03 IST

  The government said that the ICMR tried to source the rapid body testing kits directly from China, adding that several issues hindered the effort to eliminate the Indian intermediaries from the deal

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  ICMR asks states to stop using Rapid Test Kits procured from Chinese companies

  India | April 27, 2020 17:22 IST

  The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday revised advisory to state governments regarding Rapid Antibody Blood tests. ICMR has written to them to stop using Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics kits.

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  COVID-19: Waiting for test kits from ICMR, says Kerala Health Minister

  News | April 24, 2020 14:46 IST

  Kerala Health Minister, KK Shailaja said that they are waiting for good kits from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in wake of coronavirus outbreak.

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  Use rapid test kits for surveillance purpose, RT-PCR test a must: ICMR

  India | April 22, 2020 21:44 IST

  ​A day after advising states not to use the newly distributed rapid testing kits to detect coronavirus infection for the next two days, the ICMR issued a protocol reiterating their usage for surveillance purpose while stating that RT-PCR tests must be continued vigorously as the principal diagnostic test for COVID-19.  

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  ICMR nod to private hospital to try plasma therapy for COVID-19 patients

  India | April 21, 2020 18:05 IST

  A city-based private hospital has been given the nod by the Indian Council of Medical Research to conduct clinical trials on COVID-19 patients using plasma therapy. 

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  99 institutes willing to take part in clinical trial of plasma therapy for COVID-19 treatment: ICMR

  India | April 19, 2020 20:49 IST

  The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has received 99 applications from institutes expressing interest in participating in a randomised controlled study to assess the safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma to limit complications associated with COVID-19.

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  Drug Controller General permits clinical trial of convalescent plasma in COVID-19 patients

  India | April 18, 2020 11:47 IST

  The central drug regulator has given its go-ahead to a proposal by the Indian Council of Medical Research for the clinical trial of convalescent plasma in COVID-19 patients, as per the protocol developed by ICMR. 

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  ICMR will conduct study to find effectiveness of BCG vaccine against COVID-19

  India | April 17, 2020 22:46 IST

  The ICMR will conduct a study to find the efficacy of BCG vaccine against COVID-19 and till any definitive result is reached it will not be recommended the vaccine even for healthcare workers, officials said on Friday.

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  Only 4% odd tests turning COVID-19 positive in India

  India | April 17, 2020 8:33 IST

  The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has reported that 12,581 individuals have tested positive for coronavirus in India and 1,206 tested positive on Thursday.

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  India's COVID-19 testing ratio not low: ICMR

  India | April 16, 2020 19:47 IST

  Refuting allegations that India is not conducting enough COVID-19 tests, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday the testing ratio is not low and in a country with such a huge population "not all people belong to vulnerable groups". 

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  Coronavirus in bats affecting humans 'rare', once in a thousand years: ICMR

  India | April 15, 2020 18:51 IST

  The coronavirus in bats affecting humans is a rare incident, maybe, once in a thousand years, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) told the media on Wednesday.

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  ICMR study finds presence of 'bat coronavirus' in two Indian bat species

  India | April 14, 2020 22:26 IST

  As the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, researchers have found the presence of a different kind of coronavirus -- bat coronavirus (BtCoV) -- in two bat species from Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, according to a first of its study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

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  Transmission of coronavirus from mother to baby before birth, during delivery possible: ICMR

  India | April 13, 2020 22:18 IST

  The Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday said the emerging evidence suggests that transmission of coronavirus from mother to baby before birth or during delivery is possible although the proportion of pregnancies affected and the significance to the neonate is yet to be determined.

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  India has enough coronavirus testing kits to last for six weeks, ICMR reveals

  India | April 13, 2020 16:36 IST

  “…there is no need to worry, the pace at which we are conducting tests today, we have a stock with which we can conduct tests for next 6 weeks easily,” said ICMR

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  UP will test more people once ICMR will approve labs: Principal Health Secretary

  News | April 10, 2020 22:40 IST

  Principal Health Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Amit Mohan Prasad told that state will test more people once ICMR will approve the labs.

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  500-plus coronavirus cases daily, ICMR suggests rate of positive cases between 3-5 per cent

  India | April 10, 2020 16:55 IST

  Since last week, the Health Ministry has observed a staggering rise daily in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the country -- nearly 500-plus cases daily with a few exceptions where the number has gone below 400 cases -- a pattern which indicates a worrying trend after solid implementation of the nationwide lockdown and sealing of hotspots.

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  ICMR: 40% SARI patients had no travel or contact history

  India | April 10, 2020 16:49 IST

  A study by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) indicates patients with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), who contracted the coronavirus infection, did not have any travel or contact history. ICMR, an important body in the country's fight against the deadly coronavirus infection, concluded 39.2 per cent of COVID-19 cases did not report any history of contact with a known case or international travel.