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WATCH: In a first, blood bag delivery by drones now possible in India
Named 'i-DRONE', it was first used during COVID-19 pandemic by the Indian Council of Medical Research for distributing vaccines to unreachable areas
ICMR comes up with first ethical guidelines for application of AI in biomedical research, healthcare
The adoption of AI technology in healthcare is growing in India. However, AI as data-driven technology has many potential ethical challenges which include algorithmic transparency and explainability, clarity on liability, accountability and oversight, bias and discrimination
EXCLUSIVE: Zero-Covid backfired on China; India not in the same position, says ICMR epidemiologist
Cases are rising exponentially in China and experts estimate that at least 60 per cent of population will likely be infected over the next 90 days. Dr Samiran Panda of ICMR says that since countries have different demography, it is wrong to assume that a surge in cases in China would affect India
AIIMS resumes online registration, other services after cyber attack
Investigative agencies have reportedly found multiple lapses on the part of the AIIMS’ administration. The hackers, who carried out the cyber-attack on AIIMS Delhi’s servers are yet to be identified
Oral, nasal samples necessary for monkeypox diagnosis: ICMR study on India's first fatal case
According to the study first fatal case of monkeypox in India from Kerala highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion to diagnose the viral disease in those presenting with atypical manifestations, exanthematous fever with epidemiological linkage from outbreak countries
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ICMR study finds sustained rise in antimicrobial resistance in India
The data analysis done between 1 January and 31 December, 2021 pointed towards a sustained increase in drug-resistant pathogens, resulting in difficulty to treat certain infections with available medicines
ICMR planning sero-survey among contacts of monkeypox patients
India so far has reported 10 cases of monkeypox. According to WHO, monkeypox is a viral zoonosis -- a virus transmitted to humans from animals -- with symptoms similar to smallpox although clinically less severe
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Monkeypox in India: A.2 strain of virus, detected in US last year, found in first two cases, say ICMR-NIV analysis
India, so far, has reported nine cases of monkeypox and one death. The current outbreak is being driven by the B.1 strain of the virus
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Explained: India’s plan for vaccine amid monkeypox scare
After four confirmed cases, the ICMR, India's apex medical research institute, has invited pharmaceutical companies to develop a vaccine against the monkeypox virus. Adar Poonawalla's Serum Institute of India has also said that it is in talks with its partner, Novovax, for a new vaccine
US announces $122 million fund to Indian medical research institutes to address challenges posed by infectious diseases
The funding will be distributed over a period of five years to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Institute of Virology (NIV) and National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE)
Better reporting, literacy, new ICMR guidelines: Why Kerala is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases
With the caseload again increasing in Kerala, public health experts say there are multiple reasons behind the fresh surge. Key ones are a strong testing mechanism, literate population, densely populated and culturally social state
Monkeypox won’t spread like wildfire as we feared for coronavirus, says ICMR's top virologist
With nearly 100 confirmed cases in over 12 countries, monkeypox has triggered a fresh concern over a new health crisis, even as the world is still grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic
India logs 3,207 new COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths in last 24 hours; positivity rate at 0.95%
India currently has 20,403 active cases of COVID-19. There has been a decrease of 232 cases in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total coronavirus cases in the country
COVID-19: India logs 3,275 new cases, 55 deaths in last 24 hours; active cases jump to 19,719
The new COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday are marginally higher than 3,205 cases logged on Wednesday. The daily COVID-19 positivity rate is now at 0.77 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate is at 0.78 per cent
COVID-19 update: India logs 3,205 new cases in last 24 hours, up 24.80% from yesterday
India's daily COVID-19 case positivity rate has jumped to 0.98 per cent on Wednesday. It was 0.61 per cent on Tuesday. The weekly positivity rate is at 0.71 per cent
India logs 3,377 new COVID-19 cases, 60 deaths in last 24 hours; positivity rate up at 0.71%
The number of COVID-19 active cases has now risen to 17,801. In a span of 24 hours there has been an increase of 821 cases recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload
India daily COVID-19 cases cross 3K mark, 3,303 test positive, 39 die in last 24 hours
The daily COVID-19 case positivity rate has increased to 0.66 per cent from 0.58 per cent on Wednesday. The weekly positivity rate now is at 0.61 per cent
India COVID-19 update: 1,399 deaths, 2,483 new cases reported in last 24 hours
There has been a decline of 2.28 per cent in the new cases of COVID-19 reported on Tuesday as compared to 2,541 new infections logged on Monday
Surge in COVID-19 cases will not lead to fourth wave, says former Chief Scientist of ICMR
Dr R Gangakhedkar said that India has sublineages of the Omicron variant but no new variant has been reported so far and the chances of the fourth wave can't be seen as of now
India reports less than 1K new COVID-19 cases after 715 days, 913 test positive in last 24 hours
The health ministry in its latest COVID-19 bulletin, released on Monday morning, said the daily coronavirus positivity rate now stands at 0.29 per cent