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Doubling RT-PCR tests in Delhi: Amit Shah announces measures to curb Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 4 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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Punjab CM expands contact tracing to 15 people, makes RT-PCR rule
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered the expansion of contact tracing of positive patients to 15 persons and made it mandatory for hospitals and radiology labs conducting CT scans to report such patients to the state a
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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, 5 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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Reject negative COVID-19 reports from four Indian labs: Dubai to AI Expres
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) on Tuesday recommended Air India Express to reject COVID-negative test reports of passengers from four Indian laboratories.
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Equine Biotech develops indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Equine Biotech, a startup incubated at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has developed an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit called "GlobalTM diagnostic kit" for accurate and affordable diagnosis of COVID-19, said Indian Institute of Science.
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Kashmir's first NAT-PCR facility a lifesaver for residents
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 22 (ANI): Kashmir's first Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT-PCR) facility at the Government Medical College (GMC) here is an addition to the long list of development initiatives in the Union Territory by the Central government.
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For ensuring safety during I-League qualifier, AIFF to follow zero-toleran
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): All India Football Federation (AIFF) has said that it will maintain a "zero tolerance" policy while stressing on the need for the safety of players and officials during the upcoming Hero I-League Qualifier 2020.
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