All posts tagged "Coronavirus Tests"
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years agoKochi Based Medical Devices Maker Launches New COVID-19 Testing Kit Claimed To Be More Accurate Than RT-PCR Test
Agappe Diagnostics Ltd, a Kochi-based medical devices manufacturer, will launch a new COVID-19 test kit based on RT-LAMP (Reverse Transcription Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification) technology on November...
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
Maintain Standard Procedures, Quality Testing For COVID-19 Kits: Health Experts
According to experts, while increasing the tests and capping the prices, the quality of consumables being used in testing coronavirus for collecting samples should not be...
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
“Respiratory Viruses Known To Thrive During Winters,” Warns Health Minister In His Weekly Address, Here Are Other Takeaways
At the fifth episode of his weekly ’Sunday Samvaad' programme, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan talked about issues like COVID-19 vaccines, new testing techniques as well...
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
India Exceeds WHO Advisory On COVID-19 Testing By Almost Six Times
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a country needs to conduct 140 tests per day per million population for comprehensive surveillance of suspected COVID-19 cases
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
WHO, Partners Roll Out Faster COVID Tests For Poorer Nations
According to WHO Director-General, rolling out 120 million rapid-diagnostic tests for the coronavirus will enable the expansion of testing, particularly in hard-to-reach areas that do not...
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
India’s Calibrated Testing Strategy Has Been Arsenal In Fight Against COVID-19: Indian Council of Medical Research
The Indian Council of Medical Research believes that India has been at the forefront of pioneering testing platforms for ramping up the country's COVID-19 testing capacity
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
First Cost, Time-Effective ‘CRISPR’ Test For COVID-19 Gets Nod For Commercial Launch
Director General Dr Shekhar Mande informed that a team of young scientists have developed a paper-based diagnostic kit which is called now FELUDA for COVID-19 test
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
A COVID-19 Test That Can Give Result in 30 Minutes, Awaits ICMR Approval
Scientists from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research have developed a COVID-19 testing strategy that they claim is as reliable as RT-PCR but much cheaper and...
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
Retest All COVID-19 Symptomatic Negative Cases Of Rapid Antigen Test Using RT-PCR Test: Centre
To not miss out on potentially positive case of COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry has urged all states and Union Territories (UTs) to mandatorily retest all...
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
Pooling Five COVID-19 Samples May Not Lead To Much Loss Of Sensitivity Even For Low Viral Loads: ICMR Scientist
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) conducted a study to understand comparative analysis of pooled testing for five and 10 sample pools by RT-PCR at...
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
Free Food Packets For Poor Families To Encourage COVID-19 Testing In Punjab
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh believes that the distribution of free food packets would encourage poor families to go for early testing for COVID-19, which was imperative...
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
‘On-Demand’ COVID-19 Testing For All Individuals, No Delays In Emergency Procedure Due To Lack Of Testing: Health Ministry
According to an updated advisory on COVID-19 testing, any individual can get themselves tested for COVID-19 on-demand
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