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PoK, Gilgit Baltistan unprepared to handle COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington/London (US/UK), April 11 (ANI): Lack of coronavirus testing laboratories, medical staff, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan are causes of major concern, say political activists even as the pandemic is set to flare u
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SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking free COVID-19 testing facility
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central government on public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions for providing free of cost COVID-19 testing facility to citizens at private and government testing labs.
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Combating COVID-19: UP govt to set up Rs 1,000 cr fund
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 3 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government will set up a Rs 1,000 crore fund for enhancing testing lab facilities and procurement of ventilators, masks, and sanitizers.
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Plea in SC seeks free COVID-19 testing at private, govt labs
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking directions to the Central government and others to provide free of cost COVID-19 testing facility to all citizens at private and government labs.
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Combating COVID-19: Bihar seeks more testing labs, ventilators
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Thursday requested Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to open more testing labs for coronavirus.
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India gets first indigenous COVID19 testing kit
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): As part of efforts to tackle the spread of coronavirus, a Pune-based company has developed the country's first indigenous COVID19 testing kit. It has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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Rs 60 crore fund set up by Uttarakhand to combat coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): A special fund of Rs 60 crore has been set up by the Uttarakhand government to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID19: Maharashtra Health Minister announces 3 new testing labs
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday announced three new testing laboratories for coronavirus, during his visit to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune.
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COVID-19: Sanjay Singh moves special mention over need for more testing la
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh has moved a 'special mention' on the issue of coronavirus, calling for an increase in testing labs across the country, in the Rajya Sabha for Wednesday.
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ICMR to set up 2 rapid testing labs, 49 additional centres for COVID-19 te
Updated : 5 years, 12 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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Indian Army medical team deployed in Maldives to set up COVID-19 testing l
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): A team of Indian Army medical personnel including six doctors and eight paramedics have been deployed in the Maldives since March 13 to set up a viral testing lab, Army Spokesperson Colonel Aman Anand said on Monday here.
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Goa Cong hits out at BJP govt in State on coronavirus preparedness
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) has hit out at Chief Minister Pramod Sawant-led government in the State on its preparedness in handling coronavirus disease and blamed it for not being able to set up even a testing lab.
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