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'Serious crime', U'khand ex CM Trivendra Rawat on alleged Kumbh Mela COVID
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 17 (ANI): Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Thursday said that the alleged COVID-19 testing scam during Haridwar Mahakumbh earlier this year is not just a case of negligence but a serious crime and an impartial investigation sh
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U'khand govt orders FIR against labs from Delhi, Haryana in Mahakumbh COVI
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], May 17 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government has ordered Haridwar district administration to register an FIR in COVID testing scam during the Mahakumbh, an official said on Wednesday.
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Action will be taken if probe proves fake COVID-19 testing data during Mah
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], June 15 (ANI): Commenting on the allegations of fake COVID testing during Mahakumbh earlier this year, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Kumbh Arun Singh Sengar on Tuesday said action will be taken against those responsible if probe proves that wrong data was
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Delhi government sets up COVID-19 testing camps at Okhla Mandi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Delhi government has set up COVID-19 testing camps at Okhla Mandi. Both antigen and RT-PCR tests are being conducted every day.
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Saliva can be more effective than nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 testin
Updated : 4 years, 9 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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Uttarakhand govt to probe Mahakumbh COVID-19 testing data
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 11 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government has ordered an inquiry against all the private labs doing rapid antigen tests after discrepancies were found in COVID-19 testing data during Mahakumbh earlier this year.
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Trivitron Healthcare launches mobile labs for COVID-19 testing in far-flun
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 9 (ANI): Trivitron Healthcare, a medical technology organisation, along with Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone Ltd (AMTZ) and Kalam Institute of Health Technology (KIHT) on Wednesday launched a Mobile Laboratory for COVID testing to facilitate COVID-19
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Arunachal Pradesh: Random testing increases for Covid-19 as cases rise
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], June 1 (ANI): Amid speculations that Covid-19 are likely to escalate in the North-eastern region, Arunanchal Pradesh has ramped up its Covid-19 testing in the state.
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Itanagar conducts random Covid-19 testing as cases rise
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], June 1 (ANI): To arrest the surge in coronavirus cases, a random Covid-19 testing drive has been started in Arunachal Pradesh's capital Itanagar to tackle the second wave of the pandemic, informed Mandip Perme, district medical officer, Itanagar.
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Digitalisation needed for smooth international air travel restart: IATA
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned of potential airport chaos unless governments move quickly to adopt digital processes to manage travel health credentials (COVID-19 testing and vaccine certificates) and other measures.
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'Uttarakhand should increase COVID-19 testing, lay more thrust on mobile t
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 22 (ANI): Uttarakhand should ramp up testing for COVID-19 and boost mobile testing in areas where access and availability of health services is a challenge, says a district-wide ground report prepared by a non-profit organisation.
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Regulate rate of HRCT test in national capital, says plea in Delhi HC
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) till May 31 seeking direction to regulate/cap the rate of High-Resolution Computerised Tomography (HRCT) test/ scan in the national capital for patients with COVID-19 symptoms.
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