NEW DELHI: India has crossed the Rs 10 crore mark in testing for Covid-19 as on Thursday with an average testing of more than Rs 10 lakhs of samples per day in the past 17 days, the Council Indian Medical Research (ICMR) said. So far, 74,000 tests have been carried …
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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory for the use of the FELUDA paper strip test, the first test developed in the country for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) based on the CRISPR gene editing tool. / Cas-9, which is likely to hit the market within a month. …
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New Delhi: Discussions are ongoing in the national working group on Covid-19 for the removal of plasma therapy from national treatment guidelines, Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) director general Dr. Balram said Tuesday. Bhargava. Convalescent plasma therapy is currently included as an investigational therapy. ICMR clinical trials have shown …
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India is seeking to vaccinate some 30 million people, including health specialists, who are on the front lines of the fight against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the first phase once protection against viral disease is available, officials from the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The 30 million include 7 …
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A study has shown that plasma therapy has not been effective in reducing the death rate in COVID-19 patients. The Union Ministry of Health stated Tuesday that it is considering excluding convalescent plasma therapy from its guidelines on COVID-19 treatment after its study found the procedure has not been effective …
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In a development with huge ramifications regarding the treatment protocol for coronavirus infection, India has decided to remove convalescent plasma as an investigational therapy from its treatment protocol guidelines. The director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Professor Balram Bhargava, said on Tuesday that “discussions are ongoing …
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Statements by ICMR Director General Dr. Balram Bhargav were made to urge citizens to continue to wear masks to slow the spread of the virus in the country. “That is why it is important to wear a mask and take precautions even if one was infected earlier,” Dr. Bhargava said …
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India was one of the first countries to adopt a “flexible” lockdown approach and thus managed to keep death rates from COVID-19 relatively low, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the launch of the Annual Meeting of Large Challenges, organized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The three-day program …
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The head of the National Group of Experts on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 emphasized the appropriate behavior of COVID-19 during the festival season and winter months. The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths has declined in the past three weeks as the spread of the pandemic has leveled off …
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However, the Tamil Nadu unit of the Indian Medical Association has asked the government to review the COVID-19 price cap saying it is not feasible for hospitals to maintain it. The first sign was a high fever. And when the coronavirus test results came in two days later, Chennai-based Saminathan …
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