Open primary schools first as kids can handle infection better, says ICMR
State governments have announced opening of secondary schools. However, The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has a different opinion. ...
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Saline gargle RT-PCR Covid test launched: Self-test, result in 3 hours
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has come up with a do-it-yourself version of the RT-PCR test in which ...
Read moreDetails3rd wave unlikely to affect children says association of child specialists
There are growing fears of a third wave of Covid-19 epidemic impacting the children more but the Indian Academy of ...
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India’s first self-testing Covid-19 kit ‘CoviSelf’ approved
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a home-based rapid antigen testing (RAT) kit for Covid-19 called CoviSelf, ...
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COVID-19: As cases spike, India prepares for stage 3
India has begun preparing for Stage-3 of the outbreak following recommendation from members of the COVID-19 task force, even as ...
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