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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...

India sees spike of 24,248 COVID-19 cases, tally reaches 6,97,413

India's COVID-19 tally neared the 7 lakh mark with 6,97,413 cases after 24,248 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, said the...

COVID recovery rate improves to 60.77 percent in country

Government yesterday said that due to collective and focused efforts for containment and management of COVID-19 by the Centre along with the States and...

Cell ‘membrane on a chip’ may speed up screening of COVID-19 drugs

A new human cell ''membrane on a chip'' allows continuous monitoring of how drugs and infectious agents interact with our cells, an advance that may...

ICMR-Bharat Biotech COVID-19 vaccine trial results to be released by Aug 15

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) DG Balram Bhargava has written a letter to Bharat Biotech and principal investigators of medical colleges to complete...

Treat as representation PIL for obtaining plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients: HC

The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to entertain a PIL seeking directions to the Centre and the AAP government to make it mandatory to...

ICMR ramps up COVID-19 testing in Ladakh

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday announced that rapid antigen testing kits have now reached Leh after setting up a lab for...

India sees highest single-day spike of 20,903 COVID-19 cases, tally reaches 6,25,544

India reported the highest ever single-day spike of 20,903 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours on Friday, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare....