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Can Vaccine Neutralise Delta Plus? Medical Body, Virology Centre To Study

India News | Asian News International | Wednesday June 23, 2021

Following the detection of "Delta Plus" variant in COVID patients in some parts of the country, ICMR and NIV have decided to conduct a study to see if the new and more potent variant of coronavirus can be neutralised by the existing vaccines in India

Top Medical Body To Start National Sero Surveys To Assess Covid Spread: Health Ministry

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 11, 2021

The ICMR will start national-level sero surveys to assess the spread of COVID-19 and all states/UTs should also be encouraged to conduct them so that information from all geographies can be collected, the Union health ministry said on Friday.

Indian Council Of Medical Research Announces ICMR JRF 2021 Schedule

Education | Written by Aarzoo Snigdha | Thursday June 10, 2021

ICMR JRF 2021 exam date has been released. The application process for ICMR JRF is likely to begin on July 1 and conclude on July 31, 2021.

"Quack In Garb Of Baba": Doctors' Body To Top Medical Body On Ramdev

India News | Asian News International | Wednesday June 9, 2021

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday wrote to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) against yoga guru Baba Ramdev alleging him of making "unprovoked demeaning and prejudicing utterances against modern medicine".

Covaxin Offers Protection From Beta, Delta Variants, Claims Early Study

India News | Reported by Parimal Kumar, Sukirti Dwivedi, Vishnu Som, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday June 9, 2021

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin offers protection against the Beta and the Delta variants of coronavirus, a joint study by researchers from Pune's National Institute of Virology, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Bharat Biotech has found.

"Low Positivity, High Vaccination": Top Medical Body Chief's Unlock Guide

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday June 2, 2021

Lockdowns imposed by state governments to break the chain of transmission have to be lifted "very gradually, very slowly" to avoid a third wave of infections, ICMR chief Dr Balram Bhargava said Tuesday afternoon

"1 Crore Vaccines Per Day By Mid-July": Top Medical Body Chief

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday June 1, 2021

One crore Covid vaccines will be available every day by mid-July, or early-August, ICMR chief Dr Balram Bhargava said Tuesday afternoon, as the centre doubled down on its aim of vaccinating the whole country - around 108 crore people - by end-2021.

Court Notice To Centre, Delhi Government Over Covid RTPCR Test Advisory

India News | ANI | Tuesday June 1, 2021

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Delhi Government on a plea seeking to strike down advisory that states that Covid RT PCR test must not be repeated in any individual

Cipla Launches Covid-19 Detection Test Kit ; Shares Gain

Business | Edited by Abhishek Vasudev | Thursday May 20, 2021

Cipla launched ViraGen which is a real-time detection kit approved by the ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) and is based on multiplex PCR technology.

"2 Minutes For Test, 15 For Result": Pune Firm On CoviSelf Home Test Kit

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Thursday May 20, 2021

CoviSelf - India's first self-use Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kit - will take two minutes to carry out the test and results will be available in 15 minutes, the Pune-based firm that produced the kit said

Now, Test For Covid-19 At Home With CoviSelf

Business | Edited by Animesh Singh | Thursday May 20, 2021

The test results will have to be uploaded by home users on their own with the help of an app which is available on Google play store and Apple store.

COVID-19: DU's Hansraj College Sets Up RT-PCR Testing Centre On Its Premises

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 12, 2021

Delhi University's Hansraj College on Wednesday opened an RT-PCR testing centre on its premises, principal Rama Sharma said. "The lab is approved by the ICMR AND NABL.

"They're Going Out": Medical Body ICMR On Why Covid's Second Wave Affecting Young People

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 11, 2021

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting slightly more number of younger people as they might have begun going out and also because of some variants of SARS-COV-2 prevalent in the country, said ICMR chief Balram Bhargava on Tuesday.

18-20 Lakh Covid Tests A Day, National Positivity Rate Around 21%: Research Body ICMR

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 12, 2021

India is conducting 18-20 lakh tests for detection of COVID-19 per day, the ICMR chief said on Tuesday underlining that despite infection among laboratory staff, the test performance is still being maintained.

Alarmed By Teachers’ Deaths, AMU VC Asks ICMR To Study If COVID ‘Variant’ Responsible

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Monday May 10, 2021

After 34 deaths among teachers and retired colleagues due to COVID and COVID-like symptoms, the AMU vice-chancellor wrote to the ICMR on Sunday, urging it to study if a particular coronavirus variant is circulating around the campus.