Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 5 (ANI): The Telangana government on Tuesday released Rs 12 lakh for the testing and the treatment of Telugu journalists in Delhi, who have tested positive for the coronavirus.
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.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 4 (ANI): BJP leader Lanka Dinakar on Monday accused the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government in Andhra Pradesh for misleading people on the number of COVID-19 tests held in the state.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 4 (ANI): The BJP on Monday alleged that the TRS government in Telangana is downplaying and manipulating facts regarding the COVID-19 spread in the state and asked Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao to answer why testing data is not being released since Apri
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 4 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Monday said that the Maharashtra government had erred in not conducting screening and tests of pilgrims from the northern state who were stranded at Hazur Sahib in Nanded.
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Registrar General of Delhi High Court on behalf of the Chief Justice of Delhi, enquired about the well-being of the official who had tested positive for COVID-19 and undergoing treatment at LNJP Hospital.
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.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 3 (ANI): Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) has developed two types of nasal and oral swabs and viral transport medium for COVID-19 testing, the institute said in a statement on Sunday.
Washington D.C. [US], May 3 (Sputnik/ANI): US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have rejected an offer of the Trump administration to carry out rapid COVID-19 testing in Congress.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 2 (ANI): The Congress hit out at Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao alleging low COVID-19 testing in Telangana while the BJP demanded rapid tests to identify people infected with the deadly virus in the state.
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], May 2 (ANI): A person recovered from COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands after testing negative, said Chetan Sanghi, Chief Secretary Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned to May 4, a petition seeking directions to the Centre and State government to conduct swift testing of COVID-19 and expedite the process of declarations of its results.