[ad_1] On May 4, 2020, a day before India recorded the highest single-day jump in COVID-19 cases and deaths with 197 new deaths and 3,900 infections, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Welfare Family member of the Union stated during a press conference that the curve “(COVID-19) is …
Read More »Coronavirus | AIIMS director says cases likely to peak in June-July
[ad_1] India registered 3,561 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, for a total of 52,952. With 89 deaths, the count rose to 1,783 on Thursday. Currently, the country has 35,902 active cases, and the director of the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Randeep Guleria, states that …
Read More »India can increase Covid testing to 1.25 lakh per day: ICMR: The Tribune India
[ad_1] Thiruvananthapuram, May 2 The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) praised Kerala’s containment strategy and strong public health system on Saturday and said it “will continue to refer to the Kerala model” for containment testing and strategies. Dr. Raman R Gangakhedkar, chief of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases at ICMR, …
Read More »ICMR plans to study whether the new strain of coronavirus in India changed shape
[ad_1] The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) plans to study whether the new strain of coronavirus in India has undergone mutation as it spread within the country in the past two months. According to a senior scientist from the country’s apex health research body, determining whether or not the …
Read More »Is the ICMR cap too high? Calls to reduce the trial price | India News
[ad_1] With several states managing to reduce the cost of RT-PCR testing for Covid-19 to about half the Rs 4,500 ceiling set by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), the cries to revise the price have grown louder . The fact that some private labs are offering packages of …
Read More »Coronavirus | ICMR says no payment was made for Chinese test kit supplies
[ad_1] India can’t bear to lose a single rupee, he said. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Monday in response to a requested clarification of the distributors’ alleged speculation, exposed through a legal dispute between an importer and a distributor, in the delivery of the COVID-19 antibody rapid test kits. …
Read More »24 hour shifts, TB kits: ICMR math for 1 lakh tests daily
[ad_1] Written by Kaunain Sheriff M The | New Delhi | Updated: April 26, 2020 8:12:19 am The document projects that by May 31, 40 percent of these 100 machines can be used for COVID-19 testing, which can produce 6,748 tests per day in a 24-hour shift. (Express photo by …
Read More »Covid-19: China Promises Aid in Rapid Test Kits, Government Waiting for ICMR Hearings | India News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Amid concerns raised here about the quality of rapid test kits purchased in China, the Chinese embassy here said it will maintain “close communication” with Indian agencies and provide them with the necessary assistance on the matter. Government sources here said they will wait to receive news …
Read More »ICMR Seeks Proposals to Fund Plasma Therapy Trials at 20 Government Facilities
[ad_1] New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will choose 20 health centers, mostly government-run hospitals, across India to begin clinical trials for convalescent plasma transfusion therapy, a treatment that is being exploring for seriously ill Covid-19 patients. ICMR has received 150 requests from both private and government …
Read More »Defective Antibody Rapid Test Kits Provided by Two Chinese Manufacturers with ICMR Scanner | India News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Two Chinese rapid antibody test manufacturers, Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech Co., Ltd. and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics Inc are now under investigation by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) as the most rapid antibody test kits Promoted from these two companies obtained results with wide variations and low …
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