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Odisha: Nine Urban Health Centres begin COVID-19 testing, seven more to st
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): In order to encourage people to step forward in large numbers for COVID-19 testing, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in association with the Health and Family Welfare Department has started rapid antigen testing of local citizens at nine
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Andhra's COVID-19 mortality rate low with aggressive testing: Jagan Reddy
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said that the state could keep the COVID-19 mortality rate low with aggressive testing and contact tracing.
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COVID-19: J-K introduces rapid antigen tests for screening of travellers
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir administration has introduced rapid antigen tests for detecting COVID-19 infection for people entering the Union Territory at Lakhanpur in Kathua.
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Rapid Antigen tests comprise about 25-30 per cent of total COVID-19 tests:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Out of total COVID-19 tests being conducted every day across the country, about 25-30 per cent tests comprise of rapid antigen tests, informed the union health ministry on Tuesday. So far, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has reported over two
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Odisha govt issues COVID-19 testing guidelines for private hospitals, labs
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Odisha Government on Saturday issued guidelines for all private hospitals, nursing homes and laboratories in the State, intending to start COVID-19 testing by Rapid Antigen and RT PCR method.
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HC unhappy with decline in RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court expressed unhappiness with the decline in the number of RT-PCR tests for Covid-19 infection in the national capital and the non-availability of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) advisory, which empowers government and private
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Passengers of Air France flights to Bengaluru to undergo COVID-19 test
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 27 (ANI): Passengers of Air France flights to Bengaluru under "air bubble" arrangement agreed between the two countries need to undergo Rapid Antigen Test for COVID-19 and only those who are negative would be allowed to board, the Embassy of India in France said here on
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Karnataka govt refixes rates for RT-PCR, Antigen testing
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 24 (ANI): Karnataka Government on Friday issued an order regarding the refixation of rates for RT-PCR testing and Rapid Antigen testing for private laboratories in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UP CM directs officials to ramp up Covid testing benchmark to 1 lakh per d
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)[India], July 24 (ANI): After successfully conducting over 50,000 COVID-19 tests daily, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asked the state administration to ramp up the testing benchmark to one lakh per day. He also ordered to conduct at least 2,
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Thiruvananthapuram: Shashi Tharoor sanctions MPLADs fund for purchase of 5
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 19 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday wrote to the Thiruvananthapuram district collector asking him to purchase 5,000 Rapid Antigen Test kits worth Rs 25,20,000 from his MPLADs fund.
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UP CM asks officials to ramp up rapid antigen COVID testing, increase a
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asked officials to ramp up rapid antigen COVID testing and directed them to increase the number of ambulances in all districts.
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Delhi HC directs GNCTD to file affidavit regarding COVID testing
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The High Court here on Tuesday directed Delhi Government to file an affidavit clarifying as to how many persons who had undergone the rapid antigen tests and turned out to be COVID negative underwent RT PCR test.
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