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U'khand to allow fully vaccinated flyers without COVID test report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 20 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government on Monday announced that fully vaccinated air travellers will be allowed to enter the state without a mandatory negative RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen test report.
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IIT Delhi's indigenous rapid COVID test kit launched at Rs 50
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre on Friday launched an "affordable" and "indigenous" Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kit for COVID-19 developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.
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Uttarakhand govt to probe Mahakumbh COVID-19 testing data
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 11 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government has ordered an inquiry against all the private labs doing rapid antigen tests after discrepancies were found in COVID-19 testing data during Mahakumbh earlier this year.
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Rapid Antigen tests advised only for symptomatic people, immediate contact
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that only symptomatic individuals and immediate contacts of COVID-19 positive patients are advised for home testing by Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT).
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13 states have over 1 lakh active cases, 17 states reports less than 50,00
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Ministry of health on Tuesday informed that over 1 lakh active Covid-19 cases are in 13 states and less than 50,000 Covid-19 active cases are in 17 states across the country.
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Migrant workers returning Jharkhand to undergo COVID test on arrival
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 5 (ANI): In view of the surging COVID cases, the Jharkhand government on Wednesday released new guidelines for coronavirus management and stated that all migrant workers returning to the state will have to undergo Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) on arrival.
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Rapid antigen, RT-PCR tests giving mixed results, KCR is 'hale and healthy
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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Amid COVID-19 surge, Nainital HC directs Uttarakhand govt to increase test
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 29 (ANI): Amid the massive surge in COVID-19 cases, Nainital High Court on Thursday ordered the Uttarakhand government to conduct 30,000-50,000 RT-PCR and rapid antigen tests in Dehradun, Haldwani, and Haridwar.
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New research backs rapid testing for safe, efficient restart of air travel
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 30 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday urged governments to accept best-in-class rapid antigen tests in fulfillment of Covid-19 testing requirements following the publication of new research by OXERA and Edge Health.
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Uttarakhand slashes RT-PCR, Rapid Antigen tests rate
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 22 (ANI): Uttarakhand government on Friday slashed the rates of Reverse Transmission PCR (RT-PCR) and Rapid Antigen tests in the state.
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Covid-19: Odisha fixes cost of Rapid Antigen Test by private labs at Rs 10
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 22 (ANI): Odisha Government fixed the maximum cost for Rapid Antigen Test conducted by private laboratories at Rs 100 (inclusive GST) within the State.
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Follow norms for safe disposal of swabs used for COVID tests: Delhi HC
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi government and others to follow all prescribed safety measures, guidelines and norms for the safe disposal of swabs used for Rapid Antigen Testing of COVID-19.
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