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What is hantavirus and how did it kill cruise ship passengers?A hantavirus outbreak on the polar expedition vessel Hondius has resulted in three deaths and several serious illnesses, prompting a WHO al...04 May, 2026, 11.52 AM IST- Govt to recast Insacog as Covid cases declineThe Indian government is considering restructuring Insacog, the consortium monitoring genomic variations in SARS-CoV-2, due to the decline ...31 Oct, 2024, 12.04 AM IST
- No unusual pattern in virus spread seen in India: Insacog expertThe Indian Sars-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (Insacog) held a meeting Friday evening in light of the latest viral wave in China. India has ...24 Dec, 2022, 01.15 AM IST
- India steps up Covid genome sequencing as China cases soarIn a letter seen by AFP, the ministry said that it is "essential to gear up the whole genome sequencing of positive case samples" in order ...20 Dec, 2022, 10.36 PM IST
- Third COVID wave in Bihar has begun: CM Nitish KumarA senior health official said that the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) at Patna already has the required permission to ...31 Dec, 2021, 08.57 PM IST
- Equipped to handle higher number of samples for genome sequencing, say labs amid Omicron scareAccording to experts, Omicron is far more transmissible than the Delta variant. Cases of the latest variant of coronavirus are likely to mo...20 Dec, 2021, 08.22 PM IST
- Insacog set to add more labs for genome sequencingMeanwhile, the Centre has notified Noida-based National Institute of Biologicals (NIB) as another laboratory to approve Covid-19 vaccine.15 Dec, 2021, 02.06 PM IST
- Karnataka is taking measures to set up more genomic sequencing labs: CM"We have taken measures to set up genomic sequencing labs, it requires expert facilities and lab equipment. Instructions have been given to...07 Dec, 2021, 01.01 PM IST
- Delhi: Delta variant found in 95% samples sequenced at NCDCDelhi has sent 7,281 samples for genome sequencing to NCDC since the Covid-19 pandemic started. Genome sequencing data revealed the presenc...02 Dec, 2021, 06.50 PM IST
- All 191 Covid samples genome sequenced at ILBS between Oct, Nov were Delta variant: OfficialThe facility at ILBS is equipped with the latest machines called NextSeq and MiSeq which can sequence the whole virus to the tune of 400 se...01 Dec, 2021, 10.40 PM IST
- Genome sequencing in India gets a private sector boostThe government has decided to involve private sector laboratories in the process of genome sequencing to detect new coronavirus variants so...22 Sep, 2021, 06.56 AM IST
- 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...09 Aug, 2021, 02.49 PM IST
- 70 cases of Delta Plus variant found in genome sequencing in India, Lok Sabha toldIn Maharashtra, 23 cases of Delta Plus variant were detected, followed by 11 in Madhya Pradesh, 10 in Tamil Nadu, four in Chandigarh, three...30 Jul, 2021, 03.50 PM IST
- COVID-19: Variants of Concern found in 174 districtsThe Variants of Concern (VOC) detected by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) in community samples are Alpha, Beta, Gamma a...07 Jul, 2021, 06.27 PM IST
- Private companies keen on Covid genome sequencing, but funding an issueSince sequencing the virus is slightly expensive, with each test costing around ₹6,000, funding has become a bottleneck.24 Jun, 2021, 06.13 PM IST
- Double mutation found in 61% of 361 COVID-19 samples: Expert"I am told that out of 361 COVID-19 samples tested by the National Institute of Virology in Pune, 61 per cent had the double mutation. Howe...14 Apr, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
- CSIR submits 53 genome sequences of coronavirus to global body; to share 450 more by May 15CSIR's Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad and Institu...07 May, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
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