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Rapid Antigen tests advised only for symptomatic people, immediate contact
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that only symptomatic individuals and immediate contacts of COVID-19 positive patients are advised for home testing by Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT).
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13 states have over 1 lakh active cases, 17 states reports less than 50,00
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Ministry of health on Tuesday informed that over 1 lakh active Covid-19 cases are in 13 states and less than 50,000 Covid-19 active cases are in 17 states across the country.
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Amid COVID-19 surge, Nainital HC directs Uttarakhand govt to increase test
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 29 (ANI): Amid the massive surge in COVID-19 cases, Nainital High Court on Thursday ordered the Uttarakhand government to conduct 30,000-50,000 RT-PCR and rapid antigen tests in Dehradun, Haldwani, and Haridwar.
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Labs in Delhi halt services over delay in giving out test results amid COV
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): A rapid rise in COVID-19 cases and exceeding requests for either RT-PCR or antigen tests has abruptly forced a majority of private laboratories to stop collecting swab samples even from testing centres for at least two days.
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New research backs rapid testing for safe, efficient restart of air travel
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 30 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday urged governments to accept best-in-class rapid antigen tests in fulfillment of Covid-19 testing requirements following the publication of new research by OXERA and Edge Health.
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Uttarakhand slashes RT-PCR, Rapid Antigen tests rate
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 22 (ANI): Uttarakhand government on Friday slashed the rates of Reverse Transmission PCR (RT-PCR) and Rapid Antigen tests in the state.
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COVID: Plea in HC for safe disposal of used swabs for Rapid Antigen Tests
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): A public suit has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Centre and Delhi government to follow stringent measures for the safe disposal of swabs used for Rapid Antigen Testing of COVID-19.
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Number of RT-PCR tests exceeds Rapid Antigen Testing in Delhi, 250 ventila
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): For the first time, the number of RT-PCR tests in Delhi exceeded Rapid Antigen Tests and as many as 250 new ventilators were delivered to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) hospital to expand the COVID-19 treatment capacity in th
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COVID-9: Uttarakhand starts rapid antigen tests at interstate border check
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
rDehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 20 (ANI): The Uttarakhand administration has started Rapid Antigen testing for COVID19 at the interstate border check posts for people coming from outside the state in view of reports of rise in cases in some parts of the country.
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Random COVID-19 testing in Dehradun for people coming from other states
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 20 (ANI): In order to combat COVID-19, the Dehradun District Administration on Friday started to conduct Rapid Antigen Tests at the Aasarodhi Inter-State Check Post for those coming from other states.
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Free COVID-19 testing at Chandigarh's ISBT-17, health dept urges residents
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], November 20 (ANI): Chandigarh Health Department is conducting free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests for people returning to the Union Territory from various states by bus at Inter-State Bus Terminal-17 (ISBT).
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COVID-19: India conducts 46 pc of RT-PCR, 49 pc antigen tests so far
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday informed the country has conducted at least 49 per cent of rapid antigen tests, while about 46 per cent of RT-PCR tests and nearly five per cent of tests were conducted through CB-NAT and TrueNat for the novel coronav
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