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Ease lockdown only in districts with less than 5% positivity rate, says ICMR
Ease lockdown only in districts with less than 5% positivity rate, says ICMR

ICMR said that the un-lockdown process should happen in a district where the positivity rate is below 5 per cent, above 70 per cent the vulnerable...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 1 Jun 2021 12:08 PM GMT


`CoviSelf: ICMR approves home testing without medical professional help
`CoviSelf': ICMR approves home testing without medical professional help

Indian Council of Medical Research on Wednesday approved CoviSelf, a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kit, for home testing.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 20 May 2021 5:03 AM GMT


Covaxin neutralizes double mutant strain of COVID-19: ICMR study
Covaxin neutralizes double mutant strain of COVID-19: ICMR study

ICMR-NIV has recently been successful in isolating and culturing the double mutant strain B.1.617 SARS-COV-2 identified in certain regions of India...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 21 April 2021 11:04 AM GMT


One in every four have antibodies against COVID-19 in Telangana: ICMR sero survey
One in every four have antibodies against COVID-19 in Telangana: ICMR sero survey

The third round of sero-surveillance conducted in the three districts of Telangana has found the sero-positivity rate that indicates prior exposure to...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 9 Feb 2021 11:27 AM GMT


Covaxin effective against new COVID-19 UK-strain: ICMR study
Covaxin effective against new COVID-19 UK-strain: ICMR study

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on 27 January, said Covaxin has equivalent immunogenicity against the UK-variant and circulating...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 27 Jan 2021 11:28 AM GMT


ICMR approves Hyd-based CSIR-CCMBs time-saving dry swab technology to detect COVID-19
ICMR approves Hyd-based CSIR-CCMB's time-saving dry swab technology to detect COVID-19

The dry swab technique does not require RNA extraction process and can be directly used for RT-PCR testing with sensitivity and specificity similar to...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 27 Nov 2020 1:46 PM GMT


Message on vaccine for COVID-19 to be in market from August 15, 2020 is FALSE
Message on vaccine for COVID-19 to be in market from August 15, 2020 is FALSE

Hyderabad: A message is going viral on social media stating that the vaccine for Covid-19, produced by Bharat Biotech has received permission from the...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 2 Aug 2020 7:45 AM GMT


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