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Serum Institute, ICMR complete enrolment for phase 3 trials of Oxford Covid vaccine

SII and ICMR are currently conducting phase 2/3 clinical trials at 15 different centres across the country, with 1,600 participants.

India’s Covid tally rises to 85,91,730 with 38,073 infections in a day

While the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 79,59,406, the death toll climbed to 1,27,059 with 448 new fatalities in the last 24 hours.

Remdesivir needs more testing in Covid Solidarity trial before being junked — ICMR-NARI chief

ICMR-NARI is body responsible for conducting WHO Solidarity trial in India, and its director Panda says remdesivir cannot be ruled out as a Covid treatment yet.

How many RAT & RT-PCR tests has India conducted? Don’t have data, ask states, says ICMR

In reply to RTI query filed by ThePrint, ICMR says it only has cumulative testing data, and adds that it is the responsibility of states to maintain specific RAT & RT-PCR data.

India registers 50,210 Covid cases, 704 deaths in last 24 hours

There are 5,27,962 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 6.31 per cent of the total caseload, the health ministry data stated.

Wear masks while exercising, says ICMR chief — his own ministry advises otherwise

ICMR director general Balram Bhargava says emerging data shows that masks don’t alter blood oxygen levels and so should be worn while exercising & walking.

Covid cases in India surge to 82.67 lakh, recoveries cross 76-lakh mark

According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 11,17,89,350 samples have been tested so far, with 10,46,247 on Monday alone.

ICMR study on BCG vaccine did not assess if it works for Covid, says JNU professor

Professor Gobardhan Das, one of the early proponents of the theory that BCG may protect against Covid, is unimpressed by the recent ICMR study.

ICMR says no, but here’s why doctors are still keen on plasma treatment for Covid patients

The ICMR chief has said plasma therapy could be removed from the Clinical Management Protocols for Covid. But doctors continue to prescribe it saying it produces genuine results.

India’s Covid tally exceeds 74 lakh cases, 53,370 new cases reported

The Health Ministry data stated there were 6,80,680 active Covid cases in the country that comprised 8.71 per cent of total caseload. While the death toll was more than 1.1 lakh.

On Camera

Rajnath Singh is discovering India-Pakistan civilisational ties

Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

India eyes more S-400s with upcoming Putin visit, Su-57 likely to stay off radar

Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.