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Rajiv Bahl appointed ICMR Director General

Bahl is currently the Head of Research on Maternal, Newborn Child and Adolescent Health cum-Newborn Unit Head, Department of Maternal Newborn Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva.

Calculation of India’s Covid deaths complex, modelling changes can affect numbers: Ex-ICMR Scientist

Gangakhedkar, who was involved in the prevention and control strategies against the HIV epidemic in India, said such random modelling exercises threw surprising results while estimating HIV prevalence

India and US should work together in areas of pandemic preparedness, clinical trials: Balram Bhargava

The Indian government is taking the opportunity to develop the health care system in every way.

ICMR to start national sero surveys to assess COVID-19 spread: Health ministry

The Centre underlined that breaking the chain of transmission ensures lesser strain on the health infrastructure and better quality of care.

Coronavirus India update | ICMR serosurvey suggests nearly one in 15 individuals aged ten and above had COVID by August

As per the sero survey, India had an estimated 74.3 million infections by August 2020, with the seroprevalence being highest in urban slum areas followed by urban non-slum and rural areas.

COVID-19 vaccine update: Phase 3 trial of Covaxin begins at AIIMS Delhi; 15,000 to be inoculated

Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, will be administered to around 15,000 volunteers at the AIIMS over the next few days.

Coronavirus state-wise tally November 24: Delhi's COVID-19 count rises to 5.3 lakh, death toll at 8,512

With more than 17.8 lakh COVID-19 cases, Maharashtra has reported the highest number of infections, followed by Karnataka (8.74 lakh) and Andhra Pradesh (8.62 lakh).

Coronavirus India | BCG vaccine may help fight COVID-19 in elderly patients: ICMR study

According to the ICMR study, BCG vaccine shots induce enhanced innate and adaptive immunity among elderly patients who have tested positive for COVID-19, which may help in fighting the novel coronavirus infection.

COVID-19 reinfection likely if antibodies reduce within 5 months of recovery: ICMR

At a health ministry briefing, Dr Balram Bhargava, Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, said people should continue to wear face masks and follow coronavirus protocols to contain the spread of COVID-19 in India

6.6% Indians aged above 10 were exposed to COVID-19 by August: Sero-survey

Meanwhile, the seroprevalence among persons aged above 18 years was found to be 7.1 percent; as against this, seroprevalence was found in only 0.73 percent adults in the first sero-survey that was conducted in May.

Cat que virus: ICMR warns of another virus from China that couldtrigger disease in India

Scientists at the National Institute of Virology in Pune have found the presence of antibodies for the cat que virus (CQV) in two out of 883 human serum samples collected across India

Coronavirus vaccine update: BCG-COVID trial begins at ICMR's Chennai institute

Chennai's National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis said the process of screening individuals aged 60 and above and administering them with the BCG vaccine has started.

Coronavirus pandemic: ICMR approves new COVID-19 test kit that gives result in 30 minutes

The antigen test kit produced by Korean firm SD Biosensor becomes the first of its kind to get ICMR validation.

India to continue use of HCQ among frontline workers, says ICMR, even as WHO suspends trial

“Weeks after the malaria drug was recommended, we got some data on hydroxychloroquine which showed that there is no harm, but benefits may be there,” ICMR Director General Dr. Bhargava said.

ICMR to conduct survey to estimate prevalence of COVID-19 infection among Indian population

The survey would be conducted in 69 districts of 21 states and Union Territories, the apex health research body said in a statement on Tuesday.

COVID-19: ICMR deploys IBM's Watson to expedite responses from testing

ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said that it is critical to remain focused on testing, diagnosis and treatment of coronavirus patients in order to lower the growth curve.

Coronavirus pandemic | Tamil Nadu to return 24,000 rapid testing kits to China

The announcement came hours after the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) asked states to stop using the COVID-19 rapid antibody kits procured from two Chinese companies, calling for the same to be sent back to the suppliers.

Coronavirus | ICMR advises states against using antibody test kits of Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech, Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics

The medical body said in a release on April 27 that wide variations in results have been recorded on the evaluation of kits from these two companies

Without social distancing, a COVID-19 patient can infect 406 people in a month: Health Ministry

The number of coronavirus infected cases in India stands at 4,421, of which 3,981 are active cases, 325 have been cured or discharged while 114 have died, as per the latest update by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Coronavirus pandemic | ICMR issues interim advisory for use of rapid antibody tests in 'hotspot areas'

These rapids tests for COVID-19 are attractive under the current circumstances, because of the relatively shorter time involved in diagnosis

Coronavirus pandemic | Strict social distancing may reduce peak numbers by 89%: ICMR study

The ICMR research was based on data available initially in the month of February and a basic understanding of how the virus can spread

Coronavirus Pandemic: Number of cases rises to 415 in India, Health Ministry

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said 18,383 samples have been tested till 10 am on Monday.

Sun Pharma, others ink pact for malaria project in Mandla

As per the pact, ICMR's National Institute for Research in Tribal Health, MP Government and FDEC-India will accomplish the goals of malaria elimination from Mandla district and prevent re-introduction by use of vector control and case management as per national and/or WHO norms of malaria elimination, Sun Pharma said in a statement.