Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 7 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Friday refused to stay the state government's order to reduce the charge for RT-PCR tests from Rs 1,700 to Rs 500.
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.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 18 (ANI): In the wake of worsening COVID-19 situation in Kerala, the state government on Sunday ordered that all domestic travellers visiting Kerala will have to undergo RT-PCR tests within 48 hours before or after the arrival.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 18 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh on Saturday issued an order that patients whose RT-PCR tests are negative but are suspected to be Covid-19 positive will be treated as Covid patients in category of 'Presumptive Covid'.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 2 (ANI): Amid a continuous surge in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, the passengers arriving at the Mumbai airport will now have to pay just Rs 600 for the RT-PCR test as against the earlier rate of Rs 850.
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged Chief Ministers of all States to increase the number of vaccination centres and the RT-PCR tests to curb the 'emerging second wave' of the coronavirus.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 5 (ANI): Over 2.2 lakh passengers underwent the RT-PCR test at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai in the past 6 months, out of which 1480 tested positive, informed the airport authority on Friday.
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): The Centre has advised States to work on improving overall testing by focusing on an increasing proportion of RT-PCR tests, all negative Rapid Test results to be mandatorily followed by RT-PCR test and refocusing on strict and comprehensive surveillance
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Members of Parliament have been requested to undergo RT-PCR test against COVID-19 ahead of the budget session of parliament beginning January 29 and seating arrangements have been made in accordance with the prescribed guidelines, Lok Sabha Speaker Om
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): All passengers coming from the UK between January 8 and January 30 would be mandatorily subjected to self-paid RT-PCR tests on arrival at the Indian airports concerned, the health ministry said in a standard operating procedure (SOP) issued on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Just minutes after the Civil aviation ministry banned all flights arriving from the United Kingdom from December 22, the ministry issued a circular stating that all passengers arriving from the UK today and tomorrow will have to undergo mandatory RT-P
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Delhi government on a petition against the latter's decision to cap the cost of the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test for COVID-19 at Rs 800.