India crosses 2 crore-mark in COVID-19 tests, says ICMR

India has crossed the 2 crore mark of COVID-19 testing across the country after 3,81,027 samples were tested on Sunday. A total of 2,02,02,858 samples for COVID-19 were tested across the country as of Sunday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today. “The total number of COVID-19 samples tested up to August 02 […]

AIIMS administers first dose of COVID-19 candidate vaccine `Covaxin’ to 30-year-old Delhi resident

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday administered the first dose of country’s first indigenous vaccine candidate `Covaxin’ to a 30-year-old man as part of efforts to combat COVID-19. This is the first phase of human clinical trial after the institute’s ethics committee gave its approval for the trail for the indigenously […]

India’s COVID-19 tally at 4,25,282 with 14,821 fresh cases, death toll rises to 13,699

India on Monday added 14,821 new COVID-19 cases pushing the infection tally to 4,25,282, while the death toll rose to 13,699 with 445 new fatalities, according to Union Health Ministry data. The country crossed the four lakh-mark on Sunday, eight days after recording three lakh COVID-19 cases and has witnessed a surge of 2,34,747 infections […]

India not in community transmission stage, says ICMR

There is no community transmission of COVID-19 in the country according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday. Professor (Dr) Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR, at a press conference in New Delhi said that the prevalence of the infection is at less than one per cent in the small districts, while it is […]

India’s COVID-19 cases near 19,000-mark; ICMR halts rapid testing as kits found faulty

Over 1,300 fresh COVID-19 cases and 44 related deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of positive cases in the country to 18,985. With 3,260 people recovering from the deadly virus, now the total number of active cases stands at 15,122. Meanwhile, the death toll in India has crosses the […]

India’s COVID-19 testing capacity to reach 1 lakh per day by May 31: ICMR

The Indian Council of Medical Research on Sunday said that India’s COVID-19 testing capacity is expected to reach 1 lakh per day by the end of May. “The daily COVID-19 testing capacity at various laboratories in the country is being increased and is expected to reach to 1 lakh test per day by May 31,” […]

ICMR directs all States to follow key protocols for rapid testing of COVID-19

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revised the protocol for using the ‘rapid antibody test’ in hotspot areas for epidemiological studies and surveillance. The apex medical research body has asked all States to understand the vital facts while using rapid antibody tests. Recently, India received about 5 lakh rapid antibody testing kits from […]

Arunachal Pradesh: Lone COVID-19 patient in Tezu tests negative

In a breather for Arunachal Pradesh, the lone positive COVID-19 patient from the frontier state has tested negative. As per reports accessed from the state health department the 31-year old male patient has tested negative after a third throat swab test was conducted today. The test was carried out at the Lahowal based ICMR testing […]

One COVID-19 patient can infect 406 people in 30 days if he doesn’t follow lockdown, social distancing norms: ICMR study

A recent study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has shown that a person infected with coronavirus can infect 406 others in just 30 days if he does not follow the lockdown and social distancing norms, said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry, on Tuesday. “If one person does not follow lockdown and […]