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India will reach 2 million COVID-19 tests today, says Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Exuding confidence that India will achieve the testing capacity of 1 lakh COVID-19 tests per day before May 31, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the country will reach the mark of 2 million (i.e. 20 lakhs) coronavirus tests today.
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Odisha CM directs Health Dept to increase COVID-19 testing capacity to 15,
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 5 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday directed the Health Department to take measures to increase testing capacity up to 15,000 per day.
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India places orders for 6.3 million RT-PCR kits to test COVID-19
Updated : 6 years 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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Steps to augment testing capacity should be taken immediately: Delhi LG to
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Friday instructed the health department that the steps required to augment testing capacity should be taken immediately.
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Saudi inks USD 265 mn deal with China to combat COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 27 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has signed a strategic deal worth USD 265 million with China to significantly expand the Kingdom's coronavirus testing capacity amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the Gulf nation.
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Trudeau announces 1.1 bn Canadian dollars package for vaccine research, cl
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Toronto [Canada], April 24 (Sputnik/ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday (local time) announced a new CAD 1.1 billion package supporting vaccine research and clinical trials as well as expanded testing capacity.
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India's COVID-19 testing capacity to reach 1 lakh per day by May 31: ICMR
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research on Sunday said that India's COVID-19 testing capacity is expected to reach 1 lakh per day by the end of May.
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Centre increases number of COVID-19 testing collection centres
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The Central government on Friday announced that COVID-19 testing capacity has been increased as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise.
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India's coronavirus cases rise to 6761, government takes steps to scale u
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The COVID-19 cases in the country saw another single-day high of 896 taking the total number to 6761 as the government continued to take steps to contain its spread through a series of measures including scaling up testing capacity.
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Efforts being made to increase testing capacity for COVID-19 in J-K
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 7 (ANI): Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo on Tuesday said that efforts are being made to strengthen testing capacity for the screening of coronavirus in the Union Territory.
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Combating COVID-19: Punjab doubles testing capacity
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Amid the growing threat of COVID-19, Punjab government led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has pressed hard to combat this global pandemic and increased the testing capacity in double-fold at the Government Medical College (GMC) in Patiala
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ICMR to set up 2 rapid testing labs, 49 additional centres for COVID-19 te
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): In a bid to strengthen the COVID-19 testing capacity, the India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is going to operationalize two rapid testing laboratories (high throughput system) and 49 additional testing centres by the end of this week.
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