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Bombay HC orders RT-PCR tests for frontline staff in Vidarbha
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], June 1 (ANI): The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Monday directed Maharashtra government and other competent authorities to test all frontline workers in Vidarbha region of the state for COVID-19 through reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-P
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Combating COVID-19: Efforts on to develop vaccine in 1 year, will cost USD
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): India is making efforts to develop vaccine to treat COVID-19 patients, which will cost USD 2-3 billion, said Prof K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India, here on Thursday.
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Prices of testing materials undergoing reduction; ICMR asks States, UTs to
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has asked all states and Union Territories to revise the cost of RT-PCR tests for coronavirus at private laboratories, saying the prices of testing materials are "undergoing reduction."
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Centre has not sanctioned rapid testing kits yet, says Delhi health minist
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): As the coronavirus cases continue to surge among the frontline workers, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain, on Thursday, said that the centre has not sanctioned Rapid Testing Kits and the available RT-PCR test is a "complicated one". Delhi reported 9 dea
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Combating COVID-19: Now 13 private labs in Delhi to conduct RT-PCR test
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has expanded the list of private laboratories performing real-time RT-PCR COVID-19 test in the national capital from eight to thirteen labs, said the Delhi's Directorate of Health Services on Thursday.
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Agra jail inmate tests COVID-19 positive, 14 quarantined
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 7 (ANI): The Senior Superintendent of Agra Central Jail has written a letter to the Director-General (Prison) informing him that an inmate of the jail has tested positive for COVID-19 in RT-PCR test.
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India hands over third tranche of assistance to Bangladesh under COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 6 (ANI): The High Commissioner of India in Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das handed over the third tranche of assistance from India - RT-PCR test kits for 30,000 tests - to Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday.
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Odisha's COVID-19 count reaches 170
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 5 (ANI): One more COVID-19 case has been reported from Odisha, taking the total count of coronavirus cases in the state to 170, according to the state Health Department.
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India places orders for 6.3 million RT-PCR kits to test COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): In a move to increase the current testing capacity for COVID-19 in India, orders have been placed for close to 6.3 million (63 lakh) RT-PCR testing kits.
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Over one million RT-PCR tests for coronavirus detection conducted in India
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The number of RT-PCR test for detection of COVID-19 conducted in India crossed the one million mark, revealed Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Sunday.
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India crosses one million RT-PCR tests for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has crossed over one million RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 on Saturday evening marking a big landmark, ICMR officials told ANI.
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CDSCO approves 60 firms for RT-PCR testing kits
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): About 60 Indian firms have got approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for RT-PCR testing kits for COVID-19. Out of the 60 companies, five firms got approval for indigenously manufactured kits and 55 others for imported kits.
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