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ICMR tells states to not use COVID-19 rapid testing kits for two days
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday advised the states to stop using COVID-19 rapid testing kits for the time being owing to big variations in their results and added that it would issue an advisory in this regard in the next two days.
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Rajasthan stops COVID-19 rapid tests, says Health Min Raghu Sharma
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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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TDP, BJP raking up unnecessary controversy over rapid testing kits: Andhra
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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
CSIR testing anti-leprosy vaccine Mw for COVID-19, says DG Shekhar Mande
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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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Rapid testing kits will be useful in West Bengal's corona hotspots: ICMR-N
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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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Gujarat receives 24,000 rapid testing kits from Centre
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 17 (ANI): Gujarat on Friday received 24,000 rapid testing kits from the Centre, said the State's Information Department.
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COVID-19: Chhattisgarh procuring 75,000 high-quality rapid testing kits fr
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 17 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo on Friday informed that the state government is procuring 75,000 high-quality rapid testing kits for COVID-19 detection from a South Korean company.
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Andhra Pradesh CM gets tested for COVID-19, result comes negative
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 17 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday got tested for COVID-19 the result of which negative.
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Andhra Pradesh receives one lakh COVID-19 rapid testing kits from South Ko
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 17 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh on Friday received one lakh COVID-19 rapid testing kits from South Korea, to increase the number of tests in the state and speed up the time taken to conduct these tests.
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67 Indian firms get CDSCO approval for antibody rapid testing kits
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): As many as 67 Indian firms have got approval from the Central Drug Standard Controller Organisation (CDSCO) for antibody rapid testing kits for testing COVID-19.
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COVID-19 testing will be done through rapid testing kits: Ludhiana DC
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], April 17 (ANI): Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal has said that COVID-19 testing in the district will soon be done through rapid testing kits procured through ICMR.
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Rapid testing kits from China's Guangzhou en route to India
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 16 (ANI): A total of 6.5 lakh medical kits for rapid testing of COVID-19 has been despatched from Guangzhou Airport in China and is set to reach India later on Thursday, government sources said today.
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