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Bring down COVID-19 positivity rate under 5 pc, increase RT-PCR tests: PM
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India is in a better situation than other countries when it comes to coronavirus recovery and fatality rates but asserted that the positivity rate needs to be brought down to under five per cent and th
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Air, rail travellers from Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa to carry Covid ne
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 23 (ANI): People travelling from Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa by flights or trains will have to carry RT-PCR negative test report, the Maharashtra Government announced on Monday.
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Amit Shah flags off mobile RT-PCR lab at ICMR headquarters in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): As coronavirus is spreading fast in Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated a mobile RT-PCR (Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) lab at ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) headquarters in Ansari Nagar in Delhi. Read More
Number of RT-PCR tests exceeds Rapid Antigen Testing in Delhi, 250 ventila
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): For the first time, the number of RT-PCR tests in Delhi exceeded Rapid Antigen Tests and as many as 250 new ventilators were delivered to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) hospital to expand the COVID-19 treatment capacity in th
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MHA directs ICMR to increase Delhi's COVID-19 testing facility from 27,000
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI): To ramp up Delhi's COVID-19 testing facilities, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has increased RT-PCR testing capacity from 27,000 tests per day to 37,200 RT-PCR tests per day, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday.
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With RT-PCR tests and online bookings, Shirdi Sai Baba temple set to welco
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) [India], November 15 (ANI): With the Maharashtra government allowing the re-opening of religious places, the Sai Baba temple in Shirdi is set to welcome devotees on Monday after seven months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Doubling RT-PCR tests in Delhi: Amit Shah announces measures to curb Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced several measures, including doubling of RT-PCR tests and strengthening medical infrastructure to bring under control Delhi's rising number of coronavirus cases.
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Plea in SC seeks to fix maximum rate for RT-PCR test
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court on Friday seeking its direction to the Central government and all the state governments to fix the maximum rate for the RT-PCR test for COVID-19 to Rs 400 uniformly across India.
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COVID-19: India conducts 46 pc of RT-PCR, 49 pc antigen tests so far
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday informed the country has conducted at least 49 per cent of rapid antigen tests, while about 46 per cent of RT-PCR tests and nearly five per cent of tests were conducted through CB-NAT and TrueNat for the novel coronav
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COVID-19: RT-PCR test conducted at IIT Delhi at just Rs 1200
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): An Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) approved and National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited laboratory JITM Skills Pvt. Ltd. is offering RT-PCR COVID-19 test at just Rs 1,200 at the sample collectio
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Punjab CM expands contact tracing to 15 people, makes RT-PCR rule
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered the expansion of contact tracing of positive patients to 15 persons and made it mandatory for hospitals and radiology labs conducting CT scans to report such patients to the state a
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No mandatory COVID-19 test for travellers who test negative 72 hours prior
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], October 31 (ANI): Any person, who has undergone an RT-PCR test for the novel coronavirus within a period of 72 hours prior to arrival in Assam and the result is negative, is not required to undergo the mandatory COVID-19 test or quarantine on arrival, according to a s
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