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No significant mutation in SARS-CoV-2 in India; ICMR exploring saliva-based test: Harsh Vardhan

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The Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday stated that there has been no significant mutation in SARS-CoV-2 (a virus that causes COVID-19) in India and also informed that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is exploring the saliva-based COVID-19 test. On the recent saliva-based test for COVID-19, Harsh Vardhan noted that ICMR has validated a few tests but no reliable test has been found.