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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest and largest medical research bodies in the world. The ICMR is funded by the Government of India through the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In 2007 the organization established the Clinical Trials Registry - India, which is India's national registry for clinical trials.

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COVID-19: India crosses 55-lakh mark with 75,083 new infections India's COVID tally crossed 55-lakh mark on September 22 after the country reported a spike of 75,083 new COVID-19 cases. Total COVID case tally stands at 55, 62,664, including 9,75,861 active cases,.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:15Published 19 hours ago

Record 12 lakh COVID tests conducted across India in last 24 hours In the last 24 hours, 12 lakh COVID tests were conducted across the country which is an all-time record high. India's total number of coronavirus tests is more than 6.37 crore so far. Meanwhile,.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:26Published 3 days ago

Watch: Satendar Jain reacts on community spread of COVID-19 on Delhi Health Minister of Delhi, Satyendar Jain on September 19 briefed media over the current situation of COVID-19 in national capital. He said, "When people in such large numbers are getting infected in.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:14Published 4 days ago

Does Delhi have Covid community spread? State health minister comments Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain spoke on Covid-19 situation in the city-state. Jain reiterated that there is community spread in Delhi. He said that the large number of cases point to community.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 01:46Published 4 days ago

If all goes well, expect COVID vaccine by early next year: AIIMS doctor As clinical trials of different COVID-19 vaccines are in various phases across the globe, an AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) doctor said that if everything goes as planned, people can.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:26Published 5 days ago

India's COVID recoveries cross 41 lakh mark, active infections past 10 lakh As per the data released by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India on September 18 reported single-day spike of 96,424 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. 1,174 deaths in the same period,.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:38Published 5 days ago

India's coronavirus cases cross 50-lakh mark, active infections almost a million India's coronavirus caseload crossed the 50-lakh mark on September 16 after the country reported fresh 90,123 infections in the last 24 hours, according to the data released by the Ministry of Health.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:32Published 1 week ago

Covid: 3 vaccines at clinical trial stage in India; SII’s phase 3 trial soon Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Dr Balram Bhargava said three vaccine candidates are at different clinical trial stages in India. Covid-19 vaccine candidates being.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 01:19Published 1 week ago

Serum Institute will start phase-III trials after clearances: ICMR on COVID vaccine Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research, Balram Bhargava on September 15 informed about the COVID-19 vaccines trial stage in India. He said, Cadila and Bharat Biotech have completed.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:21Published 1 week ago

India's COVID-19 tally crosses 49 lakh mark With continuous rise in COVID-19 cases, India crossed 49 lakh mark on Sep 15. The spike of 83,809 new cases and 1,054 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. COVID-19 tally stands at 49,30,237 including.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:12Published 1 week ago

COVID-19 update: India crosses 48 lakh mark With continuous rise in COVID-19 cases, India crossed 48 lakh mark on Sep 14. The spike of 92,071 new cases and 1,136 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The total case tally stands at 48,46,428.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:18Published 1 week ago

94,372 new cases take India's COVID tally to 47.54 lakh Coronavirus cases continue to mount in the country as 94,372 fresh infections were added to the 2nd highest COVID-19 tally in the world on September 13. Total cases in India are now 47,54,357 which.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:36Published 1 week ago

Kurin Systems introduce first electronic air purification mask called Kurin Atom Wearing a mask for an entire day in these COVID times is not easy as one eventually does have a problem in breathing properly, but this issue has now been looked at by the makers of the Kurin City.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:04Published 1 week ago

COVID-19 makes comeback in Delhi, over 3,000 new cases reported in 24 hrs COVID-19 infections appear to give a comeback in the national capital. Delhi records 3,609 new COVID-19 cases, 1,756 cases that were recovered and 19 deaths. Active cases stand at 22,377 in the state... Credit: ANI Duration: 01:24Published 2 weeks ago

COVID-19: Confirmed infections nearing 43 lakh-mark, over 5 crore samples tested After reporting record breaking numbers for the past few days, India on September 08 saw a rise of 75,809 coronavirus cases and 1,133 deaths in the last 24 hours. The country had reported a spike of.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:51Published 2 weeks ago

India reports 90,802 new COVID-19 cases, crosses 42 lakh-mark India on September 07 reported single-day spike of 90,802 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. 1,016 deaths in the last 24.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:52Published 2 weeks ago

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‘No vaccine for respiratory diseases has 100% efficacy’ No vaccine for respiratory diseases has a 100% efficacy and ones with a 50-100% efficacy may be approved for use against the Covid-19 pandemic, Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) director.. IndiaTimes - Published 7 hours ago
Containment zones’ sero survey data sent to states: ICMR ICMR said it has communicated to states the findings of a serosurvey in "dynamic containment zones" in 10 cities, which "do not fit into the nationally-representative sampling". The comments came in.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 days ago
Second round of COVID-19 serosurvey completed: ICMR The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Sunday (September 20, 2020) informed that second countrywide serosurvey for COVID-19 has been successfully completed and the final phase analysis of the.. DNA - Published 2 days ago

No significant mutation in COVID-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus: Health Minister The Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday (September 20, 2020) stated that there has been no significant mutation in SARS-CoV-2 (a virus that causes COVID-19) in India and also informed that.. DNA - Published 3 days ago
COVID-19 testing: India breaches 6 crore-mark, last 2 crores in only 20 days, says ICMR India conducted the last two crores sample testing in only 20 days. DNA - Published 5 days ago
India crosses 6 crore mark in Covid-19 testing; 11,36,613 samples tested in single day: ICMR India has crossed the six crore mark in conducting tests for detection of Covid-19, with 6,05,65,728 samples having been examined till September 16, the Indian Council of Medical Research said on.. IndiaTimes - Published 5 days ago

Adverse reaction in some to plasma therapy: ICMR The Indian Council of Medical Research on Tuesday said early evidence from one of its randomised controlled trials on the efficacy of convalescent plasma for Covid-19 patients has shown the possibility.. IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago
National Task Force, JMG will decide on continuing plasma therapy for treatment of Covid patients: ICMR He said that plasma therapy has been used for more than 100 years now in some form or the other for various virus infections. It was used during ebola and it was also being used amid the Covid-19.. IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago
Despite ICMR downplaying, doctors believe plasma therapy viable treatment option IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
India had estimated 6.4 million Covid-19 infections by early May: National serosurvey The much-awaited findings of the first national serosurvey conducted by the ICMR, published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, indicated that 0.73 per cent adults in India were exposed to.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago

ICMR sero-survey results: India had 6.4 million COVID-19 infections by May The findings of the first national population-based serosurvey conducted by the ICMR indicated that 0.73% of adults in India were exposed to SARS-CoV-2 infection, amounting to 6.4 million infections in.. DNA - Published 2 weeks ago
ICMR issues advisory allowing 'testing on demand' for Covid-19 IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago
India conducts over 11.7 lakh Covid-19 tests in last 24 hours A total of 11,72,179 samples were collected for Covid-19 testing on Wednesday, taking the total number of samples tested for coronavirus in the country to 4,55,09,380, the Indian Council of Medical.. IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago	1 in 5 Chennaiites has been exposed to COVID-19, says govt survey The study which was conducted by the National Institute of Epeidemiology of the Indian Council of Medical Research and the Greater Chennai Corporation was based on the analysis of blood samples from.. DNA - Published 3 weeks ago
ICMR says its Twitter handle 'compromised' "ICMR has observed that the Twitter account of the organisation has been compromised. We are taking necessary steps to rectify the same. We apologise for any inconvenience caused due to this.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 26, 2020	Over 3.76 cr samples tested for Covid-19 so far: ICMR IndiaTimes - Published on August 26, 2020
ICMR nod to first Indian Covid test kit Soon, a simple finger-prick diagnostic test to detect Covid-19 antibodies in blood samples, will be widely available at nursing homes, hospitals and private laboratories. The Indian Council of Medical.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 25, 2020	No need to be alarmed immensely over Covid-19 reinfection case reported in Hong Kong: ICMR The apex health research body, ICMR, on Tuesday said there is "no need to be alarmed immensely" over the reinfection case of Covid-19 reported in Hong Kong, but at the same time maintained that it is.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 25, 2020
ICMR developing portal for info on Covid-19 vaccine IndiaTimes - Published on August 22, 2020	India to have its dedicated vaccine portal soon In the first stage, the ICMR vaccine portal will reflect the information on the COVID-19 vaccine in India. DNA - Published on August 22, 2020
No proof of relapse, reinfection among recovered: ICMR IndiaTimes - Published on August 20, 2020	Covid-19 vaccine's emergency authorisation could be considered if govt decides: ICMR to parliamentary panel A top ICMR official told a parliamentary panel on Wednesday that phase-two clinical trial of two indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine candidates have almost been completed and emergency.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 19, 2020
Covid-19 case tally rises to 26.47 lakh, death toll crosses 50,000 The recoveries surged to 19,19,842, pushing the recovery rate to 72.51 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed. The total number of tests for detection of covid-19 also crossed the three crore mark.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 17, 2020	India records 61,537 new Covid-19 cases, 933 deaths There are 6,19,088 active cases of Covid-19, comprising 29.64 per cent of the caseload. The case fatality rate has further dropped to 2.04 per cent. This was the 10th day in a row that the Covid-19.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 8, 2020
Dummy mobile no, hospital address can be used for testing mentally ill homeless people: ICMR to HC The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Friday told the Delhi High Court that a dummy phone number and the address of the lab or hospital can be used for Covid-19 testing of mentally ill homeless.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 7, 2020	Covid-19 tests in India cross 2-crore mark The total number of tests for detection of COVID-19 has crossed the two-crore mark in India, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data. IndiaTimes - Published on August 3, 2020
Covid-19: India's case tally crosses 18 lakh, recoveries surge to 11.86 lakh The number of Covid-19 tests carried out in India has also crossed the 2 crore-mark, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The total coronavirus cases surged to 18,03,695, while.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 3, 2020	ICMR plans to set up registry of hospitalised Covid-19 patients "A systematically collected, comprehensive database covering different regions of the country will enable both researchers and policy makers to generate pertinent hypotheses, to inform crucial.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 2, 2020
1,77,43,740 samples tested for Covid-19 in India till July 28: ICMR IndiaTimes - Published on July 29, 2020	Ascertain accuracy of rapid antigen tests: Government to ICMR IndiaTimes - Published on July 29, 2020
PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate 3 new high throughput labs of ICMR on July 27 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate three new high-throughput labs of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in Noida, Kolkata, and Mumbai through video conference on July 27. These.. IndiaTimes - Published on July 26, 2020	Covid testing up, but worry over false negatives missing re-test Use of rapid antigen tests for Covid-19 have come under the scanner with several instances of false negatives reported from the field and samples testing negative not being tested through the “gold.. IndiaTimes - Published on July 20, 2020
ICMR, Union health ministry advise states on how to enhance Covid testing capacity IndiaTimes - Published on July 20, 2020	Clinical trials of Covid vaccine set to start at Bhubaneswar from Wednesday: Official Human clinical trials of the country's indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine is set to begin this week at a Bhubaneswar-based institute -- one of the 12 centres selected by the ICMR for conducting.. IndiaTimes - Published on July 20, 2020
Covid-19: ICMR to conduct study on effectiveness of BCG vaccine among elders IndiaTimes - Published on July 18, 2020	Update antigen testing data in real time: ICMR IndiaTimes - Published on July 16, 2020
Govt asks states to upload rapid antigen testing data on ICMR portal In a letter to all states and union territories Indian Council for Medical Research director general Balram Bhargava has said that with the use of rapid antigen tests, more and more tests are being.. IndiaTimes - Published on July 16, 2020	In a record, India tests 3.2L samples in a day Daily testing to detect Covid-19 increased significantly with more than 3.2 lakh samples tested on Tuesday, the highest so far on a single day. Overall, 1.24 crore samples have been tested for the.. IndiaTimes - Published on July 15, 2020
Two indigenous Indian vaccines cleared to start human trials, each has 1,000 volunteers India is perceived and is an important player in the global vaccine supply, fast-tracking COVID-19 vaccine development is a moral duty, ICMR chief Balram Bhargava said. DNA - Published on July 14, 2020	India fast-tracking processes to develop Covid-19 vaccine: ICMR IndiaTimes - Published on July 14, 2020
ICMR letter was intended to expedite jab trials: Govt IndiaTimes - Published on July 10, 2020	ICMR plans to launch new pan India serological survey The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) plans to launch a new pan India serological survey as a follow-up to the one conducted in April across 21 states and final result of which are yet to come... IndiaTimes - Published on July 9, 2020
August 15 target for Covid-19 vaccine launch 'unfeasible': Indian Academy of Sciences The Indian Academy of Sciences, a Bengaluru-based body of scientists, has said the Indian Council for Medical Research's (ICMR) target to launch a coronavirus vaccine by August 15 is "unfeasible" and.. IndiaTimes - Published on July 6, 2020	ICMR's claim to launch COVID-19 vaccine by Aug 15 'unscientific gaffe', says Kapil Sibal The comments came after ICMR's letter to Bharat Biotech and principal investigators of medical colleges to complete the trial procedure of indigenous COVID-19 vaccine by August 15. DNA - Published on July 6, 2020
Top science academy says ICMR head’s August 15 vaccine deadline ‘unfeasible’ IndiaTimes - Published on July 6, 2020	No vaccine before 2021, science minister says in release, deletes it A fresh controversy erupted over India’s Covid-19 vaccine timelines with a department of science and technology (DST) press release first mentioning and then deleting a reference to the antidote.. IndiaTimes - Published on July 5, 2020
Key animal testing not being done during vaccine development Even as experts have questioned ICMR’s “hurried decision on fast tracking” a potential Covid-19 vaccine being co-developed with Bharat Biotech, the fact remains that mice hold the key in the.. IndiaTimes - Published on July 5, 2020	AIIMS-Patna among 12 ICMR picks for trials of Covid jab IndiaTimes - Published on July 5, 2020

Indian Council of Medical Research

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‘No vaccine for respiratory diseases has 100% efficacy’

Containment zones’ sero survey data sent to states: ICMR

Second round of COVID-19 serosurvey completed: ICMR

No significant mutation in COVID-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus: Health Minister

COVID-19 testing: India breaches 6 crore-mark, last 2 crores in only 20 days, says ICMR

India crosses 6 crore mark in Covid-19 testing; 11,36,613 samples tested in single day: ICMR

Adverse reaction in some to plasma therapy: ICMR

National Task Force, JMG will decide on continuing plasma therapy for treatment of Covid patients: ICMR

Despite ICMR downplaying, doctors believe plasma therapy viable treatment option

India had estimated 6.4 million Covid-19 infections by early May: National serosurvey

ICMR sero-survey results: India had 6.4 million COVID-19 infections by May

ICMR issues advisory allowing 'testing on demand' for Covid-19

India conducts over 11.7 lakh Covid-19 tests in last 24 hours

1 in 5 Chennaiites has been exposed to COVID-19, says govt survey

ICMR says its Twitter handle 'compromised'

Over 3.76 cr samples tested for Covid-19 so far: ICMR

ICMR nod to first Indian Covid test kit

No need to be alarmed immensely over Covid-19 reinfection case reported in Hong Kong: ICMR

ICMR developing portal for info on Covid-19 vaccine

India to have its dedicated vaccine portal soon

No proof of relapse, reinfection among recovered: ICMR

Covid-19 vaccine's emergency authorisation could be considered if govt decides: ICMR to parliamentary panel

Covid-19 case tally rises to 26.47 lakh, death toll crosses 50,000

India records 61,537 new Covid-19 cases, 933 deaths

Dummy mobile no, hospital address can be used for testing mentally ill homeless people: ICMR to HC

Covid-19 tests in India cross 2-crore mark

Covid-19: India's case tally crosses 18 lakh, recoveries surge to 11.86 lakh

ICMR plans to set up registry of hospitalised Covid-19 patients

1,77,43,740 samples tested for Covid-19 in India till July 28: ICMR

Ascertain accuracy of rapid antigen tests: Government to ICMR

PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate 3 new high throughput labs of ICMR on July 27

Covid testing up, but worry over false negatives missing re-test

ICMR, Union health ministry advise states on how to enhance Covid testing capacity

Clinical trials of Covid vaccine set to start at Bhubaneswar from Wednesday: Official

Covid-19: ICMR to conduct study on effectiveness of BCG vaccine among elders

Update antigen testing data in real time: ICMR

Govt asks states to upload rapid antigen testing data on ICMR portal

In a record, India tests 3.2L samples in a day

Two indigenous Indian vaccines cleared to start human trials, each has 1,000 volunteers

India fast-tracking processes to develop Covid-19 vaccine: ICMR

ICMR letter was intended to expedite jab trials: Govt

ICMR plans to launch new pan India serological survey

August 15 target for Covid-19 vaccine launch 'unfeasible': Indian Academy of Sciences

ICMR's claim to launch COVID-19 vaccine by Aug 15 'unscientific gaffe', says Kapil Sibal

Top science academy says ICMR head’s August 15 vaccine deadline ‘unfeasible’

No vaccine before 2021, science minister says in release, deletes it

Key animal testing not being done during vaccine development

AIIMS-Patna among 12 ICMR picks for trials of Covid jab