According to the study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the new technology may help overcome bottlenecks in supplies and laboratory personnel which have led to long waiting times for COVID-19 test results in several parts of the world amidst the ongoing pandemic ...
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Coronavirus Tests
Both RT-PCR test and Rapid Antigen Test lookout for the virus in the sample and are used for the diagnosis of COVID-19 ...
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Addressing a virtual meeting of regional directors of World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia, Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said that the Coronavirus induced lockdown was utilised to augment healthcare infrastructure in the country to fight rising COVID-19 cases ...
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On Tuesday (August 4), Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla chaired a high-level meeting to review the management of COVID-19 pandemic in Jammu and Kashmir and spoke about COVID-19 testing situation ...
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As on August 4, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has reported over two crore COVID-19 tests, out of which 26.5 lakh tests are antigen tests ...
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According to Delhi health department, the next sero-prevalence survey will be done from August 1-5 with an aim to formulate better policies for tackling the COVID-19 situation in the national capital ...
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According to Union health minister Harsh Vardhan, the country has been able to ramp up its health infrastructure significantly over the past six months and has been able to develop three lakh ventilators till now while it was importing it during the initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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According to Dr. Arjun Dang, CEO of Dr Dangs Lab, they are getting more than 150-200 COVID-19 testing requests on a daily basis from commoners and bulk requests from corporates with large number of employees ...
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The COVID-19 testing device has been proven to produces no false results, has remarkable accuracy and sensitivity compatible to standard RT-PCR tests, reads an official statement ...
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In a letter, Union Health Secretary and ICMR have said that increasing the testing capacity may be achieved by increasing the number of labs and enhancing the existing testing capacity of the approved labs ...
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In the absence of vaccines and effective therapeutics for SARS-CoV-2 and the associated COVID-19 disease, reliable antibody testing can be a key element of public health policy to control further spread of the disease and gradually ease quarantine measures ...
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Corosure, RT-PCR based COVID-19 diagnostic kit has been developed by IIT Delhi, and approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) ...
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