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3.17 cr samples collected for COVID-19 testing so far: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): A total of 3,17,42,782 samples have been collected for COVID-19 testing in India as of Wednesday, informed the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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Pune ramps up COVID-19 testing, total cases surpass Mumbai
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 19 (ANI): Pune's COVID-19 tally has surpassed that of Mumbai due to more coronavirus tests being conducted here, said Murlidhar Mohol, the city's mayor.
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Odisha ramps up COVID-19 testing to 50,000 tests per day, intends to incre
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Odisha government has ramped up COVID-19 testing to more than 50,000 tests per day and intended to further increase the testing number in a phased manner.
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Tejashwi Yadav alleges discrepancies in COVID-19 testing in Bihar
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday alleged discrepancies in coronavirus testing in Bihar.
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India's COVID-19 testing crosses 3 crore mark: Health Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Focussing on aggressive testing, India has surpassed three crore COVID-19 tests with the aim to keep both positivity rate and fatality rate low, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said on Monday.
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UP CM directs authorities to ensure all efforts to conduct 1 lakh COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 16 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday directed the authorities to ensure all efforts to conduct one lakh COVID-19 tests each day across the state.
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US authorises use of saliva test for COVID-19: FDA
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new COVID-19 testing method based on analysing saliva samples.
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Cardi B reveals she spent USD 100K on COVID-19 testing before filming 'WAP
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): American rapper Cardi B recently revealed that she had spent USD100,000 for COVID-19 tests before shooting the video of 'WAP'.
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Odisha: Nine Urban Health Centres begin COVID-19 testing, seven more to st
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): In order to encourage people to step forward in large numbers for COVID-19 testing, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in association with the Health and Family Welfare Department has started rapid antigen testing of local citizens at nine
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Need to increase COVID-19 testing in 10 most-affected states: PM Modi tell
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that there is a need to increase coronavirus testing in states where the testing rate is low and the positivity rate is high. He added that "if we defeat coronavirus in these 10 states then the country will also
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No country comes close to US in Covid testing, India stands second: Trump
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 11 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday asserted that no other country comes close to the United States with regard to COVID-19 testing while stating that India stands second.
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RT-PCR a 'golden method' for COVID-19 testing, prevention strategy needs m
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Maharashtra BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday opposed the dominance of antigen tests in the total number of COVID-19 tests conducted, stating that state should use its full capacity for RT-PCR testing to detect coronavirus positive cases. Read More
