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SARS-CoV-2 DNA integration into host genomes
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): A study finds that deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from the SARS-CoV-2 virus can integrate into host genomes, potentially explaining why some people continue to test positive for COVID-19 via PCR tests without any detectable infectious virus.
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Rapid antigen, RT-PCR tests giving mixed results, KCR is 'hale and healthy
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 30 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, is "hale and healthy", said the Chief Ministers' Office (CMO) on Thursday.
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Covid RT-PCR test mandatory for people travelling to Kerala
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 18 (ANI): In the wake of worsening COVID-19 situation in Kerala, the state government on Sunday ordered that all domestic travellers visiting Kerala will have to undergo RT-PCR tests within 48 hours before or after the arrival.
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UP govt to treat suspected COVID-19 patients as 'Presumptive Covid' patien
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 18 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh on Saturday issued an order that patients whose RT-PCR tests are negative but are suspected to be Covid-19 positive will be treated as Covid patients in category of 'Presumptive Covid'.
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COVID-19: Mumbai airport reduces RT-PCR tests price to Rs 600
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 2 (ANI): Amid a continuous surge in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, the passengers arriving at the Mumbai airport will now have to pay just Rs 600 for the RT-PCR test as against the earlier rate of Rs 850.
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PM Modi urges States to increase Vaccination centers, scale up RT-PCR test
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged Chief Ministers of all States to increase the number of vaccination centres and the RT-PCR tests to curb the 'emerging second wave' of the coronavirus.
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Over 2 lakh pax took RT-PCR tests at Mumbai airport in past six months
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 5 (ANI): Over 2.2 lakh passengers underwent the RT-PCR test at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai in the past 6 months, out of which 1480 tested positive, informed the airport authority on Friday.
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Real Madrid president tests negative for coronavirus
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Madrid [Spain], February 23 (ANI): Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who had contracted coronavirus earlier this month, has returned negative COVID-19 results in the two PCR tests he took in the last 48 hours, the club announced on Tuesday.
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Centre suggests States measures to curb spike in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): The Centre has advised States to work on improving overall testing by focusing on an increasing proportion of RT-PCR tests, all negative Rapid Test results to be mandatorily followed by RT-PCR test and refocusing on strict and comprehensive surveillance
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Windies spinner Hayden Walsh recovers from COVID-19, leaves isolation
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 27 (ANI): West Indies leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr has been released from isolation and cleared to travel after he returned two negative COVID-19 PCR tests.
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Seating arrangement for budget session in accordance with COVID-19 guideli
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Members of Parliament have been requested to undergo RT-PCR test against COVID-19 ahead of the budget session of parliament beginning January 29 and seating arrangements have been made in accordance with the prescribed guidelines, Lok Sabha Speaker Om
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Sri Lanka's COVID-19 count surpasses 50,000
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka has surpassed the 50,000-mark, after over 600 new patients tested positive for the virus on Wednesday, according to the statistics from the country's Health Ministry.
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