The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has invited suggestions from stakeholders to revise the National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL) by the end of February. The list outlines the minimum number of diagnostic tests that should be available at various levels of healthcare facilities.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has invited suggestions for the revision of the National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL), aiming to provide access to affordable and high-quality diagnostics at all healthcare levels. The list includes the minimum number of tests that should be available at various healthcare facilities, from village level to district hospitals.
India has reported 605 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the last 24 hours, with the country s overall COVID case tally at over 4.5 crore. The death toll reached 5,33,396, with four new deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
Odisha reports two cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1, detected in Sundargarh and Bhubaneswar. One patient recovered; the other is under care. Samples are sent for genome sequencing among 28 positive cases. Health Director Bijay Kumar Mohapatra assured testing per guidelines, noting one patient s Kerala travel history. Nationally, 760 new cases were recorded with two deaths (Kerala, Karnataka) in the last 24 hours, reducing active cases to 4,423. India s total COVID count now stands at 4,50,15,896 with a death toll of 5,33,373.