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Bring down COVID-19 positivity rate under 5 pc, increase RT-PCR tests: PM
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India is in a better situation than other countries when it comes to coronavirus recovery and fatality rates but asserted that the positivity rate needs to be brought down to under five per cent and th
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Number of RT-PCR tests exceeds Rapid Antigen Testing in Delhi, 250 ventila
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): For the first time, the number of RT-PCR tests in Delhi exceeded Rapid Antigen Tests and as many as 250 new ventilators were delivered to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) hospital to expand the COVID-19 treatment capacity in th
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MHA directs ICMR to increase Delhi's COVID-19 testing facility from 27,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI): To ramp up Delhi's COVID-19 testing facilities, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has increased RT-PCR testing capacity from 27,000 tests per day to 37,200 RT-PCR tests per day, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday.
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SA vs Eng: One Proteas cricketer tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], November 19 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed that one of its men's players has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the upcoming white-ball series against England.
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With RT-PCR tests and online bookings, Shirdi Sai Baba temple set to welco
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) [India], November 15 (ANI): With the Maharashtra government allowing the re-opening of religious places, the Sai Baba temple in Shirdi is set to welcome devotees on Monday after seven months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Doubling RT-PCR tests in Delhi: Amit Shah announces measures to curb Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced several measures, including doubling of RT-PCR tests and strengthening medical infrastructure to bring under control Delhi's rising number of coronavirus cases.
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Plea in SC seeks to fix maximum rate for RT-PCR test
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court on Friday seeking its direction to the Central government and all the state governments to fix the maximum rate for the RT-PCR test for COVID-19 to Rs 400 uniformly across India.
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COVID-19: India conducts 46 pc of RT-PCR, 49 pc antigen tests so far
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday informed the country has conducted at least 49 per cent of rapid antigen tests, while about 46 per cent of RT-PCR tests and nearly five per cent of tests were conducted through CB-NAT and TrueNat for the novel coronav
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COVID-19: RT-PCR test conducted at IIT Delhi at just Rs 1200
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): An Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) approved and National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited laboratory JITM Skills Pvt. Ltd. is offering RT-PCR COVID-19 test at just Rs 1,200 at the sample collectio
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No mandatory COVID-19 test for travellers who test negative 72 hours prior
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], October 31 (ANI): Any person, who has undergone an RT-PCR test for the novel coronavirus within a period of 72 hours prior to arrival in Assam and the result is negative, is not required to undergo the mandatory COVID-19 test or quarantine on arrival, according to a s
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New tool enables easy, effective tracking of emerging pathogens
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 18 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a cloud-based tool called IDseq that may make it possible to rapidly detect, identify, and track emerging pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2.
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Sri Lanka: Coronavirus case rises to 3,483 with 81 new cases
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 6 (ANI): Following the detection of 81 new COVID-19 patients among the garment factory workers in Minuwangoda on Monday, the coronavirus cases has risen to 3,483 in Sri Lanka.
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