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New gadget identifies COVID-19 antibodies in five minutes
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Rapid, low-cost, and accurate tests are still required for epidemiological surveillance and healthcare services to monitor and contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Brazilian researchers have contributed to this field's efforts by creating an electrochemical immunosensor that identifies antibodi
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Hong Kong to distribute 290,000 RAT kits following COVID-19 detection in s
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 3 (ANI): Hong Kong on Sunday said that it will distribute around 290,000 sets of COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits as part of a follow-up on the recent detection of the COVID-19 virus in sewage samples.
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FDA authorizes first-ever breathing test for detecting COVID-19 infection
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 16 (ANI): The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first test, InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer, to detect COVID-19 through the breath for emergency use.
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COVID-19: Rajasthan govt caps charge of rapid antigen test at Rs 50 in pri
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 11 (ANI): The Rajasthan government on Monday capped the rate of Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for COVID-19 detection in private labs at Rs 50 included of all taxes.
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Post-Diwali, 'The Virion Test' will make Covid-19 detection possible in 50
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI/ThePRTree): Leading medical brand MediSponsor is supporting the nation in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic by providing a range of products and services for the Identification, Monitoring, Prevention, Analysis, Control, and Treatment (IMPACT) of the
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Mirae Asset Foundation supports vaccine coverage drive against COVID-19 in
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Mirae Asset Foundation (MAF) has initiated a major vaccination drive to facilitate free vaccination to over 15,000 people in Mumbai.
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Saliva can be more effective than nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 testin
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): According to a new study, the addition of a simple processing step to saliva samples before testing may improve the COVID-19 detection rate, eliminate the challenges of nasopharyngeal testing, and facilitate mass surveillance.
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Medical institute in Kerala develops RT-PCR kit with higher COVID detectio
Updated : 5 years 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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Study reveals reliable COVID-19 test could reduce virus spread
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): Results of a unique test developed by a world-renowned expert, which targets three viral genes to increase reliability and could cut COVID-19 detection time to 20 minutes, have been peer-reviewed in a new study.
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Researchers adapt cell phone camera for SARS-CoV-2 detection
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): Researchers have developed an assay (investigative procedure) that can detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a nasal swab using a device attached to an ordinary smartphone.
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ICMR issues advisory on CRISPR technology-based SARS CoV-2 test
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday issued an advisory on the CRISPR SARS CoV-2 test that has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India for COVID-19 detection.
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BIT Mesra to develop 'less costly aptamer-based' diagnostic kit for COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Researchers at Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra are developing an aptamer-based diagnostic kit for the detection of COVID-19 infection that can detect a number of infections in a precise and efficient manner, besides making detection of COV
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