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Pune-based Mylab to make one crore COVID home testing kits before national rollout on June 1

Mylab Discovery Solutions' home test kit christened 'COVISELF', which produces a result in 15 minutes for symptomatic patients, was cleared by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) late on Wednesday evening.

May 21, 2021, 13:30 PM IST

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ICMR approves Coviself test kit, know how to do corona test at home

To strengthen the ongoing fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, the ICMR has given a green signal to a home-based Rapid Antigen Testing(RAT) kit, called CoviSelf. Watch the video to know how to use this kit.

May 21, 2021, 09:14 AM IST

COVID-19 home-testing kit: Zee explains how to use ICMR-approved self-testing kit CoviSelf, what are new guidelines

The ICMR said the home testing mobile app is available in Google play store and Apple store and must be downloaded by all users, adding that the mobile app is a comprehensive guide of the testing procedure and will provide a positive or negative test result to the patient.

May 20, 2021, 11:15 AM IST

ICMR drops plasma therapy from COVID-19 management guidelines

The government revised the clinical guidance for COVID-19 treatment, dropping the off-label use of convalescent plasma as it was found not beneficial in reducing the progression to severe disease or death.

May 18, 2021, 00:06 AM IST

Over 40% pre-school children in Anganwadis suffer from anemia and iron deficiency: Study

The study was conducted in 22 Anganwadis of Nalgonda district over a period of 8 months.

May 17, 2021, 21:01 PM IST

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin effective against new COVID-19 variants, reveals study

A recent study has revealed that Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin produces neutralising titres against all new key variants of COVID-19 including the double mutant strain B.1.617 and B.1.1.7.

May 16, 2021, 12:26 PM IST

ICMR chief suggests 2-month lockdown to contain COVID-19 surge in India

Dr. Balram Bhargava, the head of the country's main health agency responding to the coronavirus, has said that the districts reporting a high number of infections should remain locked down for another six to eight weeks to control the spread of the rampaging disease.

May 12, 2021, 14:44 PM IST

ICMR issues advisory on 'black fungus' among COVID-19 patients, lists do's and don'ts

The Centre on Sunday said that 'Mucormycosis' a fungal infection detected in COVID-19 patients with uncontrolled diabetes and prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stay, is likely turn fatal if uncared.

May 10, 2021, 00:16 AM IST

Don't go for RT-PCR test: ICMR issues new guidelines amid second wave of COVID-19

The ICMR stated that at present, India's 2506 molecular testing laboratories are facing challenges to meet the expected testing target due to 'extraordinary case load'.

May 05, 2021, 12:51 PM IST

No need for COVID-19 test for inter-state travel: ICMR issues new guidelines to reduce load on labs

ICMR has advised remove the requirement of testing for people travelling from one state to another. The move comes after several states have imposed rules requiring mandatory testing for incoming passengers.

May 04, 2021, 22:14 PM IST

COVID Alert: Active cases of coronavirus in India surpasses 26-lakh mark

India logged a record 3,49,691 new coronavirus infections in a day taking it total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,69,60,172, while active cases crossed the 26-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday (April 25).

Apr 25, 2021, 17:31 PM IST

COVID-19's second wave was very much expected and next three weeks crucial for India, says CSIR-CCMB director

Dr Rakesh Mishra, Director of CSIR- CCMB (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology) emphasised that people must follow the guidelines very strictly to prevent themselves from being infected with COVID-19.

Apr 19, 2021, 09:56 AM IST

Role played by government of India in speeding up vaccine development, production

India’s ‘Entrepreneurial State’ has worked in a never-before-seen manner to ensure no obstacles to quick vaccine delivery.

Apr 16, 2021, 17:40 PM IST

Attention! This viral COVID-19 advisory is fake, check details

The fake advisory enlists 21 steps that need to be followed in the course of the next six to twelve months in order to stay safe in the global pandemic.

Apr 03, 2021, 13:53 PM IST

Two COVID-19 positives at interval of 102 days with one negative in between: ICMR defines SARS-CoV-2 re-infection

Re-infection with SARS CoV-2 was defined as two positive tests at an interval of at least 102 days with one interim negative test.

Apr 01, 2021, 15:15 PM IST

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Confusion on vaccination? Know the answer of every question from experts

The second phase of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive begins today. Know the answer to every question related to Corona Vaccine. Watch the video.

Mar 01, 2021, 13:44 PM IST

Covaxin is safe and will protect against mutants, says Bharat Biotech

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) had on Sunday granted restricted use approval “in clinical trial mode” to Covaxin “in the public interest”. However, the regulator did not say whether the approval had been granted on the basis of efficacy data.

Jan 05, 2021, 09:28 AM IST