Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 18 (ANI): West Bengal Police on Saturday detained Left Front Chairperson Biman Bose and other party workers in Kolkata while they were protesting over "improper distribution of ration and low percentage of COVID-19 testing" in the state.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 18 (ANI): Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said that he has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to ensure testing for coronavirus as per the guidelines issued by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar on Saturday expressed concern over an attack on a medical team in Moradabad, saying "I can't imagine how ignorant one has to be to attack those who, at the risk of their own lives, are out there to save other l
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 17 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh on Friday received one lakh COVID-19 rapid testing kits from South Korea, to increase the number of tests in the state and speed up the time taken to conduct these tests.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said that till now about 51,000 samples have been tested for coronavirus in the state.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], April 17 (ANI): Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal has said that COVID-19 testing in the district will soon be done through rapid testing kits procured through ICMR.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 17 (ANI): Telangana Health Minister Eatela Rajendra has appealed to people who have come in contact with 'Markaz returnees' to come forward and reveal their identities for COVID-19 testing.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 16 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday inaugurated a mobile Covid-19 testing booth in Bengaluru.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 16 (ANI): With 28 people testing positive for COVID-19 in Rajasthan till 2 pm on Thursday, the state's tally of coronavirus cases climbed to 1104, as per the State Health Department.
Rourkela (Odisha) [India], April 15 (ANI): The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has set up a COVID-19 testing lab at Rourkela Steel Plant's Ispat General Hospital (IGH) which has been made ready for sample testing.
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 13 (ANI): Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday said that the government has started conducting tests at Asilo and Mapusa with rapid testing kits received from Molbio Diagnostics.
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed that COVID-19 tests will be conducted free of cost for the poor and needy people across the country. The apex court modified its earlier order in the matter.