Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 19 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has sent rapid testing kits to West Bengal, which will be helpful in covering a large population in a short period of time and more so in the hotspot zones, according to Dr Shanta Dutta, Director of
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.
Guangzhou [China], April 18 (ANI): A special Air India (AI) flight to Guangzhou airlifted three lakh rapid antibody test kits on Saturday, which are headed to Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Businessman Robert Vadra on Saturday donated 60 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits to the Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (GIPMER) to help doctors here fight the COVID-19.
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.
London [UK], April 18 (ANI): The United Kingdom is trying to get their money back that they had paid to two Chinese companies for coronavirus test kits, which turned out to be faulty.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 18 (ANI): In the wake of lockdown enforced due to coronavirus outbreak, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh urged the District Magistrates (DMs) to purchase Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) kits through Directorate General of Health Services
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 17 (ANI): Gujarat on Friday received 24,000 rapid testing kits from the Centre, said the State's Information Department.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 17 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo on Friday informed that the state government is procuring 75,000 high-quality rapid testing kits for COVID-19 detection from a South Korean company.
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Former national
president of Indian Medical Association (IMA) Dr KK Agarwal on Friday said that in order to avoid the scarcity of medical staff in the hospitals, mild-cases need to be home quarantined and healthcare workers should only be involved in treati
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 17 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday got tested for COVID-19 the result of which negative.
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Around 63,000 Chinese-manufactured personal protective equipment (PPE) kits did not meet Indian standard criteria, said sources in the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Friday.