New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi government and others to follow all prescribed safety measures, guidelines and norms for the safe disposal of swabs used for Rapid Antigen Testing of COVID-19.
Chandigarh [India], December 6 (ANI): Former Union Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal was discharged on Saturday night from the city's Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI) after testing negative for Covid-19.
Hong Kong [China], December 6 (ANI): Hong Kong could face an 'explosive outbreak' of COVID-19, as cases and untraceable infections remained high, warned health officials on Saturday, as the government announced mandatory testing for all taxi drivers.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 5 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday launched COVID-19 testing centre detection app named the Mera Covid Kendra app which will help people get information about nearby testing labs.
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): US intelligence has revealed that China conducted "human testing" on members of the People's Liberation Army in hope of developing soldiers with "biologically enhanced capabilities," NBC reported citing top American intelligence official.
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): Researchers have developed an assay (investigative procedure) that can detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a nasal swab using a device attached to an ordinary smartphone.
Vienna [Austria], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Mass testing of the population for coronavirus began in Vienna on Friday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Queensland [Australia], December 4 (ANI): Afghanistan spinner and Brisbane Heat's international recruit Mujeeb Ur Rahman is recovering from COVID-19 after testing positive during hotel quarantine in Queensland, the club said on Friday.
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): The COVID-19 positivity rate in the national capital dipped just below the 5 per cent mark on Friday and now stands at 4.96 per cent, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain informed.
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): India reported less than 50,000 cases for the 27th day in a row with 36,594 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data on Friday.
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced that 48 players have tested positive for coronavirus during the initial 'return-to-market testing phase'.
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): India's COVID-19 tally breached the 95-lakh mark on Thursday with 35,551 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data.