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Two cases of Sub-Variant JN.1 detected in OdishaOdisha reports two cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1, detected in Sundargarh and Bhubaneswar. One patient recovered; the other is under ca...
Mansukh Mandaviya directs high alertness, aggressive genome sequencing as Covid cases spike in Asia, EuropeAt a high-level meeting, chaired by the minister, the government's decision of resuming scheduled international flights from March 27, the ...
India is at the cusp of genomic revolution: Kiran Mazumdar-ShawShaw said that it was companies like Mapmygenome which are at the forefront of this 'revolution' and lauded their endeavour to expand their...
Positive result in home rapid tests to be considered as finalThe RAT test result should be uploaded on the ICMR's portal as per its latest guidelines issued on Monday. Symptomatic individuals who test...
ICMR says self rapid antigen test will be considered confirmatoryThe RAT test result should be uploaded on ICMR's portal. The self RAT test kits are now available over-the-counter and through online pharm...
Get cracking on genome sequencingGenome sequencing is critical for identifying existing and new variants. It serves as an early warning system, allowing for therapies and v...
No need to panic over new variant, not enough data to show it's lethal: ICMRSamiran Panda, Head of Epidemiology & Communicable Diseases, at ICMR, said that mutations in SARS-COV2 via sequencing of genome are indicat...
Two suspected cases of AY.4.2 variant of COVID in Karnataka sent for genome sequencing: Karnataka Health Minister"There are two suspected cases of AY.4.2 variant of viruses and I have instructed my department to send the samples for genomic sequencing ...
45 cases of delta plus variant reported in Maharashtra so far: GovernmentUnion Minister of State for Health Bharati Pawar informed Lok Sabha in a written reply on Friday that analysis of the genomic data is a con...
83 Covid cases of Delta plus variant reported in India till Aug 4: GovtResponding to a question on whether private laboratories are permitted to do genome sequencing of coronavirus, Minister of State for Health...
Rajasthan becomes 1st state to develop facility for Genome SequencingRajasthan Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma said that the facility of genome sequencing has been made available in the state to prevent the C...
Cases of new UK mutant COVID strain go up to 73 in IndiaOf the 73 cases, the mutated UK strain was detected in eight samples at National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), New Delhi, in 20 at the...
New COVID-19 strain: Total 38 people in India test positiveIt said comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated for co-travellers, family contacts and others. Genome sequencing on other specimen...
New COVID-19 strain: Total 29 people in India test positiveOut of these 29 cases, eight have been registered at National Centre for Disease Control in Delhi, two at CSIR Institute of Genomics and In...
India widens ambit of Covid-19 genome sequencingThe health ministry has also established the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) for laboratory and epidemiological surveillanc...
COVID mutant: Govt says focus on enhanced genomic surveillance; Taskforce suggests no change in treatment protocolThe genomic surveillance consortium, INSACOG, has been formed under the leadership of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), New D...
COVID-19 detection test method developed by IIT-Delhi gets ICMR nod: OfficialsIIT Delhi is the first academic institute to have obtained ICMR approval for a real-time PCR-based diagnostic assay.
'Testing scaled up significantly to meet contingencies'The National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune has significantly scaled up testing for Covid-19 to meet national contingencies, said its ...
What India must do to break the Covid-19 chainIn India, the first set of genome data -- detailing the complete DNA of the virus – came from individuals in Kerala who had contracted the ...
Coronavirus: India must do more genomic sequencing to enable faster decision makingThe SARS-CoV2 genome, as it is formally known, has about 30,000 base pairs, somewhat like a long string with 30,000 places where each one o...