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IIT Delhi's indigenous rapid COVID test kit launched at Rs 50
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre on Friday launched an "affordable" and "indigenous" Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kit for COVID-19 developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.
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U'khand COVID testing scam: Private lab kept uploading data on ICMR portal
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 21 (ANI): Recent investigations have revealed that the private agency accused of irregulaties in COVID-19 tests during the recently concluded Kumbh Mela, continued to upload data on the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), portal even after its agr
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Uttarakhand SIT notice to three firms in alleged COVID testing scam in Kum
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 21 (ANI): In the backdrop of allegations over irregularities in COVID-19 testing in Uttrakhand during the recently-concluded Kumbh, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday issued notices to three firms.
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Probe needed to see if labs were ICMR-approved before empanellment, says H
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], June 17 (ANI): In the backdrop of an alleged 'Covid testing scam' surfacing in Uttrakhand during the recent Kumbh Mela, Haridwar District Magistrate on Thursday said investigations should be done to find out if the private laboratories engaged by the state gov
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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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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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K'taka govt to give monthly risk allowance to contractual employees in COV
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 2 (ANI): The Karnataka government on Wednesday announced a monthly risk allowance for contractual employees in COVID testing labs of government medical institutions.
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India hits milestone of 2.2 million COVID tests in a single day
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday informed that a total of 22,17,320 COVID-19 tests were conducted on May 25 across the country, the highest number of tests conducted in a single day globally.
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Karnataka: 40 labs fined over Rs 20 lakh for delay in uploading COVID tes
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 25 (ANI): As many as 40 COVID testing labs in Karnataka have been fined more than Rs 20 lakh for the delay in uploading the results of COVID-19 tests, said Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwathnarayan.
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