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COVID-19: Diamond League postpones June events
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], April 23 (ANI): The Diamond League on Thursday suspended its two athletics meetings scheduled for June due to the coronavirus pandemic while Oslo's Bislett Games are to be staged as an alternative format.
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ICMR fresh guidelines suggest rapid antibody test only for surveillance, l
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has directed all States/UTs to follow fresh protocol under which the rapid antibody test should be used only for the surveillance purpose, while reiterating the RT-PCR tests must be continued vigorously as the p
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Faulty Rapid Antibody Testing kits provided by two Chinese manufactures un
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Two Chinese manufactures of rapid antibody test, Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech Co., Ltd. and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics Inc are now the subject of investigations by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) as the much-touted, rapid testing antibody kits o
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Imran Khan undergoes covid-19 test after he met charity head who tested po
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 22 (ANI): Pakistan prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday was tested for Covid-19 after Edhi Foundation Chairman Faisal Edhi, who met the premier a few days ago, was diagnosed positive for the virus.
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South Korean firm begins production of COVID-19 rapid test kits at Manesar
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 22 (ANI): SD Biosensor, a South Korean bio-diagnostic company, has started production from its Manesar facility with a capacity of 500,000 rapid test kits per week, the Indian Embassy in Seoul said on Tuesday.
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TDB gives financial support to Pune-based firm for COVID-19 diagnostic kit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Technology Development Board (TDB) has approved financial support to a Pune-based company named MyLab Discovery Solutions for ramping up production of COVID-19 diagnostic kits they have developed.
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Mumbai company provides drive-thru, contactless COVID-19 test
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI): In order to maintain social distancing and protect healthcare workers, Mumbai's Suburban Diagnostics has introduced a COVID-19 drive-thru collection point test where the samples of the patients are collected while they sit inside the car, without
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Combating COVID-19: DBT-BIRAC seek proposals on development of diagnostics
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) had invited applications on COVID-19 research consortium. The first phase of the call ended on March 30 and around 500 applications were received from acade
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Early screening based on family history may help in colorectal cancer dete
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
California [USA], April 20 (ANI): Early screening of colorectal cancer in people who have a family history of the disease may help in early diagnosis, suggests a new study.
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Kerala-based institute develops cheaper diagnostic kit for COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 18 (ANI): Kerala-based Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, has developed a cheaper diagnostic kit `Chitra Gene LAMP- N' for testing COVID-19.
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HLL Lifecare starts producing COVID-19 antibody detection kit, 1 lakh kits
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Manesar (Haryana) [India], April 18 (ANI): In a bid to boost the country's coronavirus testing capability, HLL Lifecare Limited has started producing 'COVID-19 antibody detection kit.' One lakh kits are so far ready for supply.
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ICMR directs all States to follow key protocols for rapid testing of COVID
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revised the protocol for using the 'rapid antibody test' in hotspot areas for epidemiological studies and surveillance.
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