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Mumbai's COVID-19 test positivity rate falls to 5% for the first time since March
"COVID test positivity for the last ten days looks promising but we should not be complacent and…
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After Maharashtra, Haryana reduces prices of RT-PCR, rapid antigen COVID-19 tests
The Haryana government has brought down the prices of RT-PCR and rapid antigen Covid-19 tests for p…
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Marburg virus disease: Symptoms, causes, treatment, all you need to know
Marburg virus is highly infectious, with a fatality rate of up to 88%. It is a dangerous disease th…
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Researchers at IIT-Hyderabad develop low-cost test kit that can detect COVID-19 within 20 minutes
"We have developed a COVID-19 testing kit which can deliver the results in 20 minutes for symptoma…
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Pondy govt to buy more COVID-19 equipment for hospitals: CM
It was also decided to install thermal scanners in all the primary health centres, apart from the 5…
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Delhi govt caps rate of COVID-19 test at Rs 2,400
The ministry's spokesperson had said that to improve contact mapping in Delhi's containment zones,…
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SC asks Centre to respond on plea seeking uniformity in RT-PCR test rates across the country
The bench, in a hearing conducted via video conferencing, said that the plea would be heard with…
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What is ‘pool testing’ and does it really expedite Coronavirus detection?
Andaman and Nicobar has been the first in India to implement ‘pool testing’ to overcome the shortag…
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Two persons test positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, total rises to 24
With these fresh patients, the number of active COVID-19 cases increased to 23, while a person who …
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Odisha fixes Rs 2,200 for COVID-19 test in private labs
"...the (state) government has fixed the maximum price for RT-PCR COVID-19 test by private laborato…
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35 more people test positive for COVID-19 in Delhi's Tughlakabad Extension containment zone
According to officials, the area was declared a containment zone after the initial three cases were…
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District Judge of Tis Hazari organises free COVID-19 testing camp
The RT-PCR throat/nasal swab test is the best method for the diagnosis of COVID-19 and it detects t…
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Roche Diagnostics India gets import licence for COVID-19 antibody test kit from CDSCO
"From bringing the globally used tests to the country in record time to establishing the disease c…
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These seven Indian states face the highest risk of a spike in COVID-19 infections and stricter restrictions
A crucial indicator for a possible risk in COVID-19 infections, called R-value, has risen to a dang…
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COVID-19: Ghaziabad to establish 'SARI' clinics
The main aim of establishing SARI clinics would be to identify COVID-19 patients who are suffering…
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Odisha reports 5 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 79
Of the total 79 cases reported in the state, 46 are from Khurda district comprising Bhubaneswar, ei…
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Six more test positive for coronavirus in Odisha; total count at 89
Bhubaneswar, Apr 23 () Six persons, including four women, tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha on…
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Use existing lab facilities against COVID-19, says scientist
When the PIL came up for hearing before a division benchof Justices Vineet Kothari and Pushpa Sathy…
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COVID-19: Delhi govt begins using rapid antibody test kits in hotspots
A reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test is a laboratory technique combinin…
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IGIB scientists develop low cost COVID-19 test; name it after detective character 'Feluda'
"If successfully commercialised, which depends upon all its components being available at scale and…