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PM urges pharma industry to manufacture COVID -19 testing kits on a war fo
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New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the pharma industry to manufacture COVID-19 testing kits on "a war footing".
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PIL in SC seeks directions to exponentially increase coronavirus testing c
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New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking immediate direction to exponentially increase the number of COVID-19 testing centres in the country keeping in view the health hazards of coronavirus.
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Facebook bans ads on COVID-19 test kits, hand sanitizers
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California [USA], Mar 20 (ANI): After banning ads on masks, Facebook has announced that it will ban ads for related products to prevent people from misusing the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak to sell items at inflated prices.
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ICMR to set up 2 rapid testing labs, 49 additional centres for COVID-19 te
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New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): In a bid to strengthen the COVID-19 testing capacity, the India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is going to operationalize two rapid testing laboratories (high throughput system) and 49 additional testing centres by the end of this week.
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ICMR revises COVID-19 testing criteria
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New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research has revised the criteria for testing coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. According to the ICMR, an individual should home quarantine himself/herself for 14 days if they develop symptoms.
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ICMR in talks with private labs for COVID-19 testing
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New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): The Indian Council for Medical Research is contemplating to involve accredited private laboratories for engagement as coronavirus testing facilities in order to strengthen the diagnosis process for the disease.
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Indian Army medical team deployed in Maldives to set up COVID-19 testing l
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New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): A team of Indian Army medical personnel including six doctors and eight paramedics have been deployed in the Maldives since March 13 to set up a viral testing lab, Army Spokesperson Colonel Aman Anand said on Monday here.
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Philippines President Duterte to undergo Covid-19 testing
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Manila [Phillipines], Mar12 (ANI): President of Philippines Rodrigo Duterte will be tested for the novel coronavirus despite not showing any symptoms, his spokesman Salvador Panelo said in a statement as two of his key government officials went into quarantine after they came into contact wi
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