COVID-19: CSIR To Carry Out Genome Sequencing Of Samples From Maharashtra On A Regular Basis
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In a major step in the ongoing Covid-19 second wave, the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) will carry out genome sequencing of samples from Maharashtra on a regular basis, an officials said on Friday (30 April).
The Maharashtra government has signed a MoU with the CSIR s Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology (IGIB) for the project estimated to cost around Rs 1.62 crore.
According to the agreement, the ICIB will collect around 100 samples from 25 districts in the state witnessing Covid positivity every month and send them for genome sequencing as part of a 3-month long research initiative, said Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Dr Pradeep Vyas.
Covid: CSIR to carry out genome sequencing for Maha
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Mumbai, April 30 : In a major step in the ongoing Covid-19 second wave, the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) will carry out genome sequencing of samples from Maharashtra on a regular basis, an officials said on Friday.
The Maharashtra government has signed a MoU with the CSIR s Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology (IGIB) for the project estimated to cost around Rs 1.62 crore.
According to the agreement, the ICIB will collect around 100 samples from 25 districts in the state witnessing Covid positivity every month and send them for genome sequencing as part of a 3-month long research initiative, said Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Dr. Pradeep Vyas.
To save thousands of Covid-19 patients who are dying because of a shortage of oxygen and storage cylinders, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will provide innovative, home-grown technology for setting up 500 medical oxygen plants (MOPs).
These will be set up within three months, under the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation (PM CARES) Fund, a DRDO press release announced on Wednesday.
Each oxygen plant is designed to produce 1,000 litres of oxygen per minute (LPM). This quantity amounts to life-saving oxygen supply to 190 patients, at a flow rate of 5 litres per minute (LPM), and also enables the charging of 195 cylinders per day.
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The PIB took cognisance of some media reports claiming that a CSIR survey revealed smokers and vegetarians are less vulnerable to COVID-19.
PIB shared a post on its social media saying that such reports are in fact inconclusive.
New Delhi: The PIB on Monday took cognisance of some media reports claiming that a CSIR survey revealed smokers and vegetarians are less vulnerable to COVID-19 and shared that the such report are infact inconclusive.
The PIB shared a post on its social media page issuing a denial to the purported report saying, Presently, NO conclusion can be drawn based on the serological studies that vegetarian diet & smoking may protect from COVID-19.
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