ICMR issues health advisory as flu cases with severe symptoms rise
Mar 05, 2023, at 02:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Saturday issued an advisory pertaining to the rise in flu cases with prolonged illness and lingering cough which has created a scare among the general public.
Jan 08, 2023, at 05:54 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Union Health Minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya laid the foundation stone for the ICMR School of Public Health and BSL III Laboratory in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
As monkeypox cases rise globally, Centre directs NCdC, ICMR to keep close watch
May 22, 2022, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi: In view of the rise in Monkeypox cases across the world, the Centre has directed the National Centre for Disease Control (NCdC) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to keep a close watch on the outbreak.
Anti-COVID-19 pill Molnupiravir cleared by DCGI has safety concerns: ICMR chief
Jan 07, 2022, at 04:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) chief Balram Bhargava on Wednesday said anti-COVID-19 pill Molnupiravir, which has been cleared by India's drug regulator, has "major safety concerns".
Merck's Covid pill Molnupiravir out of national treatment protocol for 'major safety concerns': ICMR
Jan 06, 2022, at 04:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has cited 'major safety concerns' for not adding Merck's coronavirus pill, Molnupiravir, to the national treatment protocol.
Covid19 vaccine: ICMR recommends booster shot after nine months of 2nd dose
Dec 11, 2021, at 07:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended an additional Covid dose after nine months of full vaccination, media reports said.
ICMR receives Centre's nod to undertake experimental delivery of vaccines in Andaman, NE states
Sep 14, 2021, at 12:59 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has received permission from the union government to conduct experimental delivery of vaccines using drones in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and North-East states, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) announced on Monday.
India reports 41,195 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Aug 12, 2021, at 04:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In another spike in daily COVID-19 cases, India Thursday reported 41,195 new infections while the toll went up by 490 in the last 24 hours.
India reports 35,499 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Aug 09, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 35,499 new COVID-19 cases Monday while the toll went up by 447 in the last 24 hours.
Third wave likely to hit in August, may be comparatively mild: ICMR
Jul 16, 2021, at 02:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The third wave of COVID is likely to hit India during the end of August and might be comparatively mild than the second one, Dr Samiran Panda, Head of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has told NDTV.
COVID-19: India reports 43,733 cases, 553 deaths in past 24 hours
Jul 07, 2021, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 43,733 new cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours pushing the country's infection caseload to 3,06,64,218, while the death toll soared to 4,03,281 with 553 more fatalities, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Covid19: Study on effectiveness of vaccines against Delta Plus underway, says ICMR
Jun 28, 2021, at 05:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid rising cases of Delta Plus variant of coronavirus and an impending third wave of Covid-19, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said it is examining the effectiveness of the vaccines against the new mutant strain, according to media reports.
India crosses the milestone of conducting 400 million Covid tests
Jun 27, 2021, at 01:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India crossed the milestone of 400 million Covid-19 tests on Friday, with the last 50 million tests being done in the last 24 days, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
ICMR approves India's first self-use RAT kit that detects coronavirus in 15 mins
May 20, 2021, at 11:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid to reduce queues outside diagnostic facilities, ICMR on Wednesday approved the first self-use Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kit, developed by Pune-based MyLab Discovery Solutions, that detects coronavirus infection in 15 minutes.
Why more young are getting affected by second wave of Covid-19? ICMR chief has the answer
May 12, 2021, at 06:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The second wave of Covid-19 is affecting the young people slightly more as they might have started going out and also because of some strains of SARS-COV-2 active in the country, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) chief said on Tuesday.
COVID-19: India records over 35,000 cases, PM Modi warns of second wave
Mar 18, 2021, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India on Thursday recorded a whopping 35,871 new cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours, pushing the country's caseload to 1,14,74,605, while the death toll soared to 1,59,216 with 172 more fatalities making it the highest splurge in cases after 100 days.
India may have reported 6.4 million Covid-19 cases by May, says ICMR's Sero Survey
Sep 12, 2020, at 02:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the second worst Covid-19-affected country in the world, may have reported 64 lakh infections by May while the country was in the lockdown mode, said a Sero Survey conducted by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), media reports said.
Jul 05, 2020, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A vaccine for COVID-19 cannot be expected before early next year, as it requires a lot of clinical trials and data testing, CSIR- CCMB director Rakesh K Mishra said Saturday, a day after ICMR said it aims to launch the world's first COVID-19 vaccine by August 15, a media report said.
'Process as per global norms': ICMR defends Aug 15 deadline for COVAXIN
Jul 04, 2020, at 11:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has defended the August 15 launch of COVAXIN, after the scientific community of the country termed the short timeline "risky" and "impossible", a media report said.
Jul 04, 2020, at 01:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's scientific community has termed the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)'s claim to produce the Covid-19 vaccine by Aug 15 as "risky" and "impossible", a media report said.
India aims to launch indigenous Covid-19 vaccine by Aug 15 with ICMR partnering with Bharat Biotech
Jul 03, 2020, at 02:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has partnered with Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) to fast-track the clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccine, giving India a chance to come up with its indigenous cure for the deadly virus, media reports said.
India's COVID-19 recovery rate more than 50 pct: Health Ministry
Jun 14, 2020, at 08:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With 8,049 COVID-19 patients cured in the last 24 hours, the recovery rate has become more than 50%. A total of 1,62,378 patients, so far, have been cured of COVID-19.
India not in community transmission stage: ICMR on Covid spread
Jun 11, 2020, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Despite the steady rise in Covid-19 cases, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday claimed India, the country of 1.3 billion people with a huge number of them belonging to below-poverty level, was not in the community transmission stage.
47,74,434 samples tested for Covid-19 till date, says ICMR
Jun 08, 2020, at 01:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A total of 47,74,434 samples were tested across the country for Covid-19 till Monday morning, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said in its update here.
ICMR partners with BBIL to develop indigenous COVID-19 vaccine
May 10, 2020, at 02:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday announced to partner with the Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) to develop a fully indigenous vaccine for Covid-19 using the virus strain isolated at ICMR's National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, reports said.
Apr 28, 2020, at 05:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Tuesday said using plasma therapy for COVID-19 treatment is currently in an experimental stage and there is 'no evidence to support that it can be used in treatment'.
After West Bengal, Rajasthan govt declares Chinese rapid testing kits 'faulty'
Apr 21, 2020, at 04:56 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: After West Bengal, Rajasthan has declared the Chinese rapid testing kits for COVID-19 'faulty' and wants to return them back to ICMR, said media reports.
West Bengal reports 24 fresh Covid-19 cases, death toll mounts to 10
Apr 16, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With 24 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, West Bengal is currently treating 144 active Covid-19 positive cases while the death toll due to novel coronavirus in the state has reached 10, Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha said on Thursday.
ICMR Kolkata counters Mamata govt. on Covid-19 test kit, says not getting enough samples
Apr 13, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Countering West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that there were minimum Covid-19 test kits available in the state, the Director of ICMR-NICED in Kolkata, Shanta Dutta, on Monday confirmed that there was no shortage of Covid-19 test kits in their lab, but they were not getting enough samples from the state for test.
ICMR says HCQ not to be used as COVID-19 cure
Apr 11, 2020, at 11:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) on Saturday recommended hydroxychloroquine or HCQ as prophylaxis to prevent coronavirus infection instead of a treatment for COVID-19, said media reports.