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India conducts over 8.48 lakh COVID-19 tests in last 24 hours: Health Mini
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): India has touched a new milestone with the highest number of COVID-19 tests in a single day so far, after a record high of 8,48,728 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tests to 2,76,94,416 on Friday, said the Union Health Minis
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With highest single-day spike of 66,999 cases, India's COVID-19 tally reac
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): India on Thursday registered highest single-day spike of 66,999 cases and reported 942 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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US Ohio governor warns against seeing COVID-19 tests as unreliable
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 10 (Xinhua/ANI): Governor Mike DeWine of U.S. state of Ohio on Sunday warned Americans against seeing coronavirus tests as unreliable after he received a false positive result ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the key swing state.
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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
India touches 7L COVID-19 tests in a day, nearly 500 tests were conducted
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): In a new high, India has scaled the peak of COVID-19 testing with more than seven lakh tests in a single day, the country has conducted nearly 500 tests per minute in the last 24 hours, a senior health ministry official said.
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Those involved in Kozhikode Airport rescue operations to be tested for COV
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): The Kerala government will conduct COVID-19 tests of all the people involved in rescue operations at Kozhikode Airport as part of the precautionary measure, said KK Shailaja, Kerala Health Minister adding that they should go into self-quar
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Shoaib Malik expected to leave for England on August 15
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Aug 7 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday said Shoaib Malik will travel to Southampton on August 15 if the all-rounder clears two COVID-19 tests.
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2,21,49,351 samples tested for COVID-19 till August 5: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): A total of 2,21,49,351 samples for COVID-19 have been tested across the country as of Wednesday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today.
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Rapid Antigen tests comprise about 25-30 per cent of total COVID-19 tests:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Out of total COVID-19 tests being conducted every day across the country, about 25-30 per cent tests comprise of rapid antigen tests, informed the union health ministry on Tuesday. So far, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has reported over two
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Ban unregistered online health service aggregators from collecting samples
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) was moved in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday seeking directions to the Central government, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Delhi government to immediately ban unregistered online health service aggregators from
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India's COVID-19 tests cross the 2-crore mark
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): India crosses the two crore COVID-19 tests mark, after a total of 3,81,027 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours and the Tests Per Million (TPM) have now increased to 14,640, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.
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UP conducts average 97,516 COVID-19 tests in last three days
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 31 (ANI): With COVID-19 tests in full swing in Uttar Pradesh, the state has averaged 97,516 testings in last three days, said Alok Kumar, Secretary to Uttar Pradesh CM here on Friday.
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