Indian Council of Medical Research

India records over 1.26 lakh new COVID-19 cases, highest so far

Fresh COVID-19 cases hit an all-time high in India on Thursday, surpassing the 1.26 lakh mark in a single day.

Thursday, April 8, 2021 10:57 AM

PM Modi addresses vaccine hesitancy, gets Bharat Biotech's Covaxin jab

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took the first dose of Covaxin, India's homegrown coronavirus vaccine developed by biotechnology firm Bharat Bi...

Monday, March 1, 2021 10:59 AM

ICMR DG: Three COVID-19 vaccines at clinical trial stage in India

Three COVID-19 vaccines are at a clinical trial stage in the country and two indigenous vaccine candidates have completed phase one trial, Indian Coun...

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 6:20 PM

Corona Testing: 1,30,72,718 samples tested for COVID-19 till July 16, says ICMR

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday said that a total 1,30,72,718 samples have been tested to diagnose COVID-19 up to July 16.

Friday, July 17, 2020 10:47 AM

Corona Testing: Over 3 lakh COVID-19 tests done in last 24 hours, says ICMR

Ramping up its testing capacity with each passing day, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) conducted over three lakh tests to diagnose COVID-19...

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 12:30 PM

ICMR: Over 10 million COVID-19 tests done so far

India has conducted over 10 million (1 crore) tests to diagnose COVID-19 so far, officials from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said, as...

Monday, July 6, 2020 4:26 PM

ICMR's claim to launch COVID-19 vaccine by Aug 15 an 'unscientific gaffe', says Kapil Sibal

Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday called the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) claim to launch COVID-19 vaccine by August 15, an "unscie...

Monday, July 6, 2020 11:10 AM

ICMR: Over 90 lakh COVID-19 tests conducted till July 1

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday informed that over 90 lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted by various laboratories across the...

Thursday, July 2, 2020 10:28 AM

ICMR: Over 75 lakh COVID-19 tests conducted till June 24

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday informed that over 75 lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted by various laboratories across the...

Thursday, June 25, 2020 12:45 PM

Corona Testing: 1.37 lakh samples tested for COVID-19 in last 24 hours-ICMR

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that a total 1,37,158 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. With this, the total n...

Wednesday, June 3, 2020 11:40 AM

Corona Testing: Total 1,15,364 samples tested for COVID-19 in last 24 hrs, says ICMR

A total of 1,15,364 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in the country, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturd...

Saturday, May 23, 2020 10:55 AM

ICMR conducts over 1.6 lakh tests for COVID-19

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday said that it has conducted a total of 1,61,330 tests for coronavirus as on April 10.

Saturday, April 11, 2020 9:57 AM