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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. 

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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.