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.
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revised the protocol for using the 'rapid antibody test' in hotspot areas for epidemiological studies and surveillance.
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Former national
president of Indian Medical Association (IMA) Dr KK Agarwal on Friday said that in order to avoid the scarcity of medical staff in the hospitals, mild-cases need to be home quarantined and healthcare workers should only be involved in treati
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 13 (ANI): Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday said that the government has started conducting tests at Asilo and Mapusa with rapid testing kits received from Molbio Diagnostics.
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Actor Akshay Kumar has pledged to contribute Rs 3 crore to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to assist the making of personal protection equipment, masks and rapid testing kits to help the battle against COVID-19.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 9 (ANI): Punjab has decided to launch rapid testing drive to screen one million people, said state's Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Thursday, adding that modalities are also being worked out for large scale manufacture of PPE kits in the state.
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday announced that his government has placed an order of one lakh rapid testing kits which is set to arrive on Friday, will be used to conduct test for coronavirus in the Nizamuddin and Dilshad Garden area.