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Rajasthan stops COVID-19 rapid tests, says Health Min Raghu Sharma
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 21 (ANI): Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma said that the state has stopped conducting rapid tests for COVID-19 as the accuracy of kits from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is "questionable".
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Senior health officers, RRTs to oversee COVID containment in Odisha's Bala
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 21 (ANI): Odisha Principal Health Secretary, Nikunja Bihari Dhal on Tuesday directed senior health officers and rapid response teams (RRTs) to oversee the COVID-19 containment measures in Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts of the state.
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West Bengal receives first set of COVID-19 rapid test kits from ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Health Department of West Bengal on Tuesday said it has received the first set of rapid test kits from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). This comes days after the department levelled allegations against the top medical body for supplying defective
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Maha to conduct 75,000 rapid COVID-19 tests soon: Rajesh Tope
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI): The Maharashtra government has decided to conduct 75,000 rapid tests for COVID-19, as the Centre gave the conditional permission to the state for the same.
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TDP, BJP raking up unnecessary controversy over rapid testing kits: Andhra
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 21 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas hit out at TDP and the BJP alleging that both parties have been raking up unnecessary controversy on coronavirus rapid testing kits that are being procured by the state. Read More
110 more COVID-19 cases in Delhi, tally rises to 2003
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): With 110 more cases of COVID-19 reported from the national capital yesterday, the total number of coronavirus cases in the city has risen to 2003, said Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday.
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CSIR testing anti-leprosy vaccine Mw for COVID-19, says DG Shekhar Mande
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (SCIR) Director-General Dr Shekhar C Mande on Sunday said that the institute is currently testing Mycobacterium w (Mw), which is a vaccine for leprosy, to treat COVID-19.
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Coronavirus spreading in Delhi but situation under control: Arvind Kejriwa
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday stated that coronavirus was spreading rapidly in the national capital but the situation was "still under control".
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China needs to be accountable about coronavirus spread: Pompeo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): Accusing China of hiding facts regarding coronavirus, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Saturday said President Xi Jinping led government needs to be accountable and should tell how COVID-19 spread rapidly around the world.
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Rape of visually impaired woman in MP: NCW writes to DGP for strict actio
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Saturday wrote to Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police for swift investigation and strict legal action against the accused, who has allegedly raped a visually impaired woman in Shahpura area of Bhopal.
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Rapid testing kits will be useful in West Bengal's corona hotspots: ICMR-N
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
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
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Jaunpur DM orders screening of students being brought from Kota
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 18 (ANI): The rapid testing of 193 children, returning from Kota in Rajasthan, in eight buses will be conducted at the borders of the district, said District Magistrate (DM) Dinesh Kumar Singh on Saturday.
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