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Study reveals simpler methods of saliva test being employed for coronaviru
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): In a bid to help flatten the COVID-19 transmission curve and in order to prevent a sharp spike in cases - several simpler methods apart from nasopharyngeal swab techniques are being used to conduct coronavirus testing.
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Every care home resident, staff in England to be COVID-19 tested by June:
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London [UK], May 16 (ANI): All care home residents and staff in England, will be tested for coronavirus by June this year, UK Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Friday.
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Simpler methods of saliva test being employed for coronavirus testing
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 15 (ANI): Several simpler methods apart from nasopharyngeal swab technique are being used to conduct coronavirus testing that may help flatten the transmission curve in order to prevent a sharp spike in cases.
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India will reach 2 million COVID-19 tests today, says Harsh Vardhan
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New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Exuding confidence that India will achieve the testing capacity of 1 lakh COVID-19 tests per day before May 31, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the country will reach the mark of 2 million (i.e. 20 lakhs) coronavirus tests today.
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Asymptomatic foreign returnees who test negative in Karnataka to be sent t
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 13 (ANI): Karnataka government on Wednesday announced that all asymptomatic foreign returnees will be tested for coronavirus and those who test negative will be exempted from institutional quarentine and sent to 14-day home isolation.
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Bihar govt worried about spike in COVID-19 cases as migrant workers return
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Patna (Bihar) [India], May 12 (ANI): The fears of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that the return of migrant workers could lead to increase in COVID-19 cases in Bihar seem to be coming true with 148 of them testing positive in the first few days itself.
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US administration to allocate USD 11 billion to states for coronavirus tes
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Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): The Donald Trump administration will allocate USD 11 billion to states in the United States to ramp up coronavirus testing, a White House official announced on Monday.
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US to complete 10 million coronavirus tests this week: Trump
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Washington [US], May 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States will complete 10 million coronavirus testings this week, United States President Donald Trump said on Monday.
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Five Air India pilots test positive for COVID-19, had flown cargo flights
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New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Five Air India pilots, who had undertaken cargo flights to China, have tested positive for coronavirus during the pre-flight COVID-19 test.
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Odisha: Gajapati district gets mobile Coronavirus testing van
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Gajapati (Odisha) [India], May 8 (ANI): In a one-of-a-kind move, Gajapati district administration now has its first mobile coronavirus testing van, which will enable health officials to collect samples at the doorstep even in the densely populated areas of the region.
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Combating COVID-19: Now 13 private labs in Delhi to conduct RT-PCR test
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New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has expanded the list of private laboratories performing real-time RT-PCR COVID-19 test in the national capital from eight to thirteen labs, said the Delhi's Directorate of Health Services on Thursday.
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112 new COVID-19 cases reported in West Bengal
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 6 (ANI): The total number of coronavirus cases in West Bengal rises to 1,456 after 112 new positive cases were reported on Wednesday.
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