New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Delhi government on Thursday slashed the maximum price of the RT-PCR COVID-19 test at private laboratories from Rs 500 to Rs 300.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 20 (ANI): Jharkhand government decreased the RT-PCR testing rates from Rs 400 to Rs 300 on Thursday, as per an order.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 19 (ANI): The rising cases of COVID-19 in Kerala could be due to the presence of the Omicron variant of the virus, said Dr GS Vijayakrishnan, the President of Kerala Government Medical Officers Association on Tuesday.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 18 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh reported 3,084 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Tuesday.
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 17 (ANI): Boosting Kashmir's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, District Hospital in Pulwama of South Kashmir got its first RT-PCR testing lab.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 16 (ANI): Passengers arriving from United Arab Emirates (UAE), including Dubai are now exempted from compulsory seven-day home quarantine and RT-PCR test upon their arrival to Mumbai, as per an order from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): BioGenex Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. has developed a RT-PCR kit for Covid-19 diagnosis, which detects COVID 19 caused by SARS COV 2 variants including "OMICRON" plus other variants.
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 8 (ANI): The Jammu Airport officials have intensified testing of the unvaccinated travellers including the Vaishno Devi pilgrims in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in the state.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 6 (ANI): In view of a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the state as well as in the country, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday said that all air travelers deboarding at Bhubaneswar airport except those in transit will have to undergo CO
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): An RT-PCR test kit for detecting new coronavirus variant Omicron has been developed in India in partnership with Tata MD and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR on Wednesday.
Melbourne [Australia], January 5 (ANI): Big Bash League (BBL) franchise Melbourne Stars on Wednesday confirmed that its skipper Glenn Maxwell has tested positive for COVID-19.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 5 (ANI): Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday mandated all international passengers from at-risk and high-risk countries and UAE arriving at Mumbai International Airport to undergo rapid RT-PCR or other COVID tests.