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COVID-19 testing is necessary to break the chain of transmission, says hea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Amid the continuous rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant, a health expert says it is important that we get tested to break the chain of transmission as avoiding the test and just assuming the presence or absence of COVID infection will
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Biden orders emergency management agency to assist with coronavirus testin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist with coronavirus testing across the United States, the White House announced in a memorandum.
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Japan mulls expanding scale of free COVID-19 testing among population
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan is considering making coronavirus testing free for more people, including those with no apparent symptoms of the disease, in a fresh effort by the government to better prepare for a new possible COVID-19 wave, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yosh
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India conducts over 8.7 lakh COVID-19 tests in last 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): A total of 8,70,058 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country, informed the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday.
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Centre to states: Focus on 2nd dose COVID-19 vaccine coverage of health wo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday advised states to focus on increasing second dose coverage among healthcare workers (HCW) and frontline workers (FLW).
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India reports 1,14,460 new COVID-19 cases, lowest in 2 months
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): India reported 1,14,460 new COVID-19 cases, 1,89,232 discharges, and 2,677 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Sunday.
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Delhi reports 1,550 new COVID-19 cases, lowest daily addition since March
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The national capital reported 1,550 fresh COVID-19 cases, 4,375 recoveries and 207 deaths in the last 24 hours, its health department informed on Monday.
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Andhra reports 18,767 new COVID-19 cases, 104 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 23 (ANI): As many as 18,767 new COVID-19 cases and 20,109 recoveries were reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Sunday.
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Govt mulling roping in 3-4 more firms to ramp up DRDO COVID-19 drug produc
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Amid the ongoing pandemic, the government is considering the involvement of three or four more firms to ramp up the production of the drug 2DG, developed by the DRDO for the treatment of COVID-19 patients and do away with its scarcity.
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Medical institute in Kerala develops RT-PCR kit with higher COVID detectio
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) in Kerala, an institute under the Department of Science and Technology has developed a multiplex RT-PCR kit, where the validation shows the kit has 97.3 per cent sensitivity and 1
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At-home COVID testing kits to be available in 3-4 days: ICMR
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): At-home COVID-19 tests should be available in the market in the next three to four days, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Thursday.
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India reports 3,11,170 new COVID-19 cases, 4,077 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): India reported 3,11,170 new COVID-19 cases and 3,62,437 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday.
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