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SC refuses to entertain economist Pullarao Pentapati's plea to amp up COVI
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea filed by economist Pullarao Pentapati seeking directions for amping up COVID-19 testing across the country to tackle the ongoing pandemic.
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Maharashtra govt allows private establishments to conduct COVID-19 tests o
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 6 (ANI): Maharashtra government on Monday allowed private establishments to conduct COVID-19 tests of their staff subject to conditions.
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Karnataka govt issues notice to Apollo hospital for overcharging patient f
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 6 (ANI): Karnataka government on Monday issued a notice to the Apollo Hospital for overcharging for a COVID-19 test and asked to submit an explanation for charging Rs 6,000 for the test.
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Efforts by Centre led to big jump in COVID-19 testing in Delhi: Health Min
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The Health Ministry said on Monday that efforts by the central government led to a big jump in COVID-19 testing in Delhi while there has been a decline in positivity rate.
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Over 10 million COVID-19 tests done so far: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): India has conducted over 10 million (1 crore) tests to diagnose COVID-19 so far, officials from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said, as the cases of coronavirus rose up to 6,97,413 in the country.
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Andhra Pradesh crosses million-mark in COVID-19 testing
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 5 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday said that it has conducted over one million COVID-19 tests in the state till date to combat the widespread illness.
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RJD's Tejashwi Yadav urges for increased COVID-19 tests in Bihar as CM, De
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 4 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday said that he was concerned about the health of Bihar Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, who had sent their swab samples for COVID-19 testing this evening after attending the swearing-in c
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State's COVID-19 testing capacity over 41,000 per day, to achieve 50,000 m
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 4 (ANI): Rajasthan Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma said that the health department has developed the capacity of conducting more than 41,000 COVID-19 tests per day and soon more than 50,000 tests per day will be conducted in the State.
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, 4 secretaries tested for coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 4 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his four secretaries got themselves tested for coronavirus on Saturday after they attended an event in which a BJP leader, who was later found COVID-19 positive, also took part.
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Pvt labs to charge maximum Rs 2200 for RT-PCR COVID-19 test in Odisha
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 3 (ANI): Odisha Government has fixed up the maximum price for RT-PCR COVID-19 test conducted by ICMR approved private laboratories at Rs 2200.
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Uttarakhand CM sanctions Rs 11.25 cr to increase COVID-19 testing
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 3 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has sanctioned Rs 11.25 crore on Friday to increase the state's COVID-19 testing capacity.
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ICMR ramps up COVID-19 testing in Ladakh
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday announced that rapid antigen testing kits have now reached Leh after setting up a lab for RT-PCR testing.
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