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Coronavirus: 400 tonnes of medical supplies arrived from China
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): China supplied nearly 400 tonnes of coronavirus-related medical supplies including RT-PCR test kits, Rapid Antibody Tests, PPE kits and thermometers, said Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday adding that 20 more flights are expected to bring more suppli
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Sree Chitra Institute in Kerala develops RNA extraction kit for COVID-19,
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 23 (ANI): Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology here has developed a magnetic nanoparticle-based RNA extraction kit for PCR and LAMP tests for COVID-19, and has also applied for a patent.
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49 samples test negative for COVID-19 in Patiala, Punjab
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], April 23 (ANI): KBS Sidhu, Special Chief Secretary, Punjab on Thursday said all 49 samples taken at the Safabadi Gate in Patiala City have tested negative for coronavirus.
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ICMR fresh guidelines suggest rapid antibody test only for surveillance, l
Updated : 5 years, 11 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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India's current stock of RT-PCR kits is more than sufficient: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): With another instalment for RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction) kits, India has a sufficient number of RT-PCR kits, said ICMR's head scientist Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar said at the daily media briefing on COVID-19 situation.
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Kerala's strategy for containment of COVID-19 satisfactory, PCR test going
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 5 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Sunday said that the state's preparations for containment of COVID-19 were satisfactory and added that PCR tests were going on in nine laboratories, in which upwards of eight thousand samples have been
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Kerala receives 2,000 rapid test kits: Health Minister
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 4 (ANI): Kerala Health Ministry KK Shailaja on Saturday said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has granted permission to the State to conduct rapid tests and till now about 2,000 rapid test kits have been received.
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Coronavirus lockdown: Delhi Police comes to help women in labour
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): As India continued to be under the lockdown to contain coronavirus, the Delhi Police helped in shifting at least women in labour pain to various hospitals in the city during the last one day.
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Combating COVID-19: ICMR recommends KILPEST for COVID-19 test
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 3 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday recommended another India based company KILPEST (BLACKBIO) RT-PCR kits TRUPCR for COVID-19 test after MyLAb.
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After Spain and Czech Republic, Nepal also not to use Covid-19 test kit fr
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Bharatpur [Nepal], Apr 1 (ANI): Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has advised all hospitals and medical centers not to use any sort of rapid test kits raising doubts over its standards.
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COVID-19 : Patanjali donates RT-PCR machine to Nainital Medical College
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev has donated a Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) machine for COVID-19 tests to Government Medical College Nainital, said SK Tijarawala, spokesperson of Patanjali Ayurved Limited (PAL) on Wednesday.
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Law and order situation in Delhi is normal, closely monitoring all PCR cal
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 12 (ANI): Delhi Police on Thursday asserted that the normalcy has returned in the north-east Delhi and said it has registered 712 FIRs and arrested over 200 accused in connection with last month's violence in the national capital.
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