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ICMR must be transparent during pandemic. It should explain rationale behind its decisions

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India to develop ‘fully indigenous’ Covid vaccine as ICMR partners with Bharat Biotech

ICMR says a virus strain isolated at National Institute of Virology laboratory in Pune will be used to develop the vaccine.

We have to learn to live with the virus, says govt as India crosses 56,000 coronavirus cases

Health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal says India’s doubling rate has gone down to 10 days from 12 days, indicating a jump in the number of cases.

Does HCQ prevent Covid-19? ICMR now plans study on 2,000 health workers to find out

The health workers will be observed for up to 4 months in 5 cities. The study will estimate incidence rate of the infection & side-effects in health workers.

Can Gangajal treat Covid-19? Modi govt wants a study, ICMR says no

After an NGO wrote to Modi govt's Ministry of Jal Shakti claiming Gangajal could cure Covid-19 and it should be studied, ICMR had been requested to do ‘further research’.

China calls it ‘unfair and irresponsible’ to label as faulty Covid test kits it sent to India

People are looking at issues with ‘preemptive prejudice’, Chinese Embassy spokesperson says on ICMR asking states to not use test kits imported from 2 China firms.

Shashi Tharoor: Modi govt wasted money on faulty Chinese Covid tests ignoring Indian options

Why did India buy Chinese rapid testing kits for Covid when other countries have complained about its accuracy? In the words of a TV showman, the nation wants to know.

Covid-19 growth curve has been flattened, but difficult to predict its peak: ICMR

The Indian Council of Medical Research Thursday said that the growth curve was stable at a 4.5 per cent positivity rate.

Mumbai’s high Covid count due to aggressive testing but 81% cases asymptomatic: BMC chief

At ThePrint’s digital Off The Cuff, BMC Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi spoke in detail about how Mumbai is tackling the Covid-19 pandemic, including in Dharavi.

Pregnant women in hotspot districts nearing due date to undergo Covid-19 testing: ICMR

The ICMR said testing should be done in health facilities where the women are expected to deliver and samples should be collected and transferred to testing facilities.

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These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.