Corona caught pace in India, ICMR preparing for treatment 2 steps ahead of plasma therapy
Corona caught pace in India, ICMR now preparing for treatment 2 steps ahead of plasma therapy. In this video, know what is the technology that Corona will use to treat patients in India.
May 09, 2020, 10:04 AM IST
Know how coronavirus COVID-19 tests are carried out at IMCR-approved Delhi lab
As many as 12 private diagnostic chains across six states have got approval from the government to carry out tests of coronavirus samples.
May 08, 2020, 14:26 PM IST
No evidence yet to support plasma therapy as COVID-19 treatment: Health Ministry
Addressing a routine daily briefing on coronavirus, the ministry said that India has reported 1,543 fresh cases in the last 24 hours.
Apr 28, 2020, 16:49 PM IST
Deeply concerned: China on ICMR's decision to not use COVID-19 rapid test kits
China on Tuesday said it was "deeply concerned" over the evaluation result of the COVID-19 rapid testing kits supplied to India by two Chinese companies and the subsequent decision by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to not use the equipment, and hoped that New Delhi will resolve the issue "reasonably and properly".
Apr 28, 2020, 15:01 PM IST
Tamil Nadu returns 24,000 Rapid Test Kits for COVID-19 after ICMR's revised advisory
India procured around five lakh rapid antibody test kits from the two Chinese firms, Guongzhou Wondfo Biotech and Livzon Diagnostics, and they were distributed to several states reporting rising cases of the coronavirus infection.
Apr 27, 2020, 21:31 PM IST
Shame, disgust: Rahul Gandhi over COVID-19 test kits cost row
The Congress leader said the country will never forgive those making an unfair profit by selling testing kits.
Apr 27, 2020, 20:11 PM IST
Stop using rapid test kits for COVID-19 from 2 Chinese firms: ICMR advises states
The latest ICMR advisory issued to states stated that "RT-PCR throat/nasal sweat test is the best use for diagnosis of COViD-19. RT-PCR test detects the virus early and is the best strategy to identify and isolate the individual."
Apr 27, 2020, 16:48 PM IST
IIT-Delhi develops coronavirus COVID-19 test kit, gets ICMR's approval
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi has developed a COVID-19 test kit, which has got the approval of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Apr 25, 2020, 09:08 AM IST
IIT Delhi's affordable COVID-19 test method gets ICMR approval
The current testing methods available are "probe-based" while the one developed by the IIT team is a "probe-free" method, which reduces the testing cost without compromising on accuracy, officials said.
Apr 24, 2020, 00:58 AM IST
Changing symptoms of COVID-19, remains a challenge for government
Coronavirus has now changed its behaviour compared to the symptoms that emerged after the initial research on COVID-19, which remains a challenge for the government.
Apr 22, 2020, 10:28 AM IST
States asked to stop using rapid test kits as coronavirus COVID-19 cases cross 18900, deaths over 600
The efficacy of China-made rapid antibody blood test kits, however, has come under the scanner with Rajasthan today flagging their "inaccurate results", prompting the ICMR to ask states to stop these tests for two days for further validation.
Apr 21, 2020, 23:49 PM IST
ICMR tells states not to use rapid test kits for COVID-19 for 2 days
As per ICMR, too much variations have been reported in results of rapid test kits and RT-PCR kits.
Apr 21, 2020, 17:09 PM IST
Coronavirus COVID-19: ICMR invites applications from govt, private labs having CBNAAT facility
ICMR in its advisory stated that the specimen collection and transfer of sample for CBNAAT must be performed using appropriate PPE and following all applicable biosafety requirements.
Apr 20, 2020, 09:40 AM IST
West Bengal accuses ICMR-NICED of providing defective coronavirus COVID-19 test kits
At a time when the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly spreading across different parts of West Bengal, the state government on Sunday accused the central lab - ICMR-NICED of providing defective test kits.
Apr 19, 2020, 21:16 PM IST
ICMR issues new guidelines for coronavirus COVID-19 sample test from hotspot zones
The number of infections saw a jump by 991 and as many as 43 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Also, the recovery rate saw its highest spike on Saturday.
Apr 18, 2020, 11:40 AM IST
Coronavirus: What will happen to corona in the summer?
The ICMR termed the corona weakening in the scorching heat as mere guesses. According to the ICMR, when it comes to summer, studies have not been conducted on the coronavirus yet and that is why it is only a guess.
Apr 17, 2020, 08:32 AM IST
28,941 samples tested on April 15 for coronavirus COVID-19: ICMR
Those samples were taken from 2,58,730 individuals, it said in a press release.
Apr 16, 2020, 09:09 AM IST
ICMR issues list of 176 government and 78 private labs for coronavirus COVID-19 tests
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday (April 15) issued a list of 176 government laboratories and 78 private laboratories which are approved to undertake coronavirus COVID-19 testing.
Apr 16, 2020, 06:21 AM IST
DNA analysis of spread of coronavirus pandemic from bats
A first-time study in India by the country`s top medical research body Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has detected the presence of bat coronavirus (BtCoV) in two bat species from Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu. Daily News and Analysis (DNA) hosted by Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary, brings to you analysis of the top news of the day. In this segment of DNA, we bring to you a detailed analysis of spread of coronavirus pandemic from bats.
Apr 16, 2020, 00:14 AM IST
ICMR conducts 161330 lakh tests for coronavirus, 6872 found COVID-19 positive till April 10
The ICMR said that it had conducted a total of 1,61,330 tests for coronavirus as on April 10. "A total of 1,61,330 samples from 1,47,034 individuals have been tested as on April 10, 2020, 9 PM," ICMR said in a statement.
Apr 11, 2020, 09:10 AM IST
