In Delhi, an aggressive testing approach is the need of the hour and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told district officials to ramp up Covid-19 testing. After a significant surge in Coronavirus cases and sero-surveys done, it was noted that one-fourth of the National Capital’s population has been exposed to the deadly infection. Keeping this in … Read more
The ramped-up testing is helping the state identify and detect infected people. Coronavirus update: Maharashtra, the state with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country, reported the fastest growth in coronavirus infections last month. News agency PTI, citing a senior state health official, highlighted that in August the state saw a spike of … Read more
It also said that all asymptomatic health workers and frontline workers should also be tested. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has in its latest advisory advised all the state governments to allow Covid-19 “testing on demand” for people who want to get tested for Coronavirus. The advisory named ‘Advisory on Strategy for COVID-19 … Read more
The test has been described in the Cell Reports Medicine. Coronavirus testing: So far, RT-PCR tests are being used to detect whether a patient is infected with coronavirus and antibody tests are being used to identify the people who have been exposed to the virus and developed antibodies against it. However, both of them have … Read more
As many as 300 dispensaries in Delhi’s 11 districts will now stay open for two more hours. In order to ramp up the testing for novel Coronavirus in the National Capital, the Arvind Kejriwal-led government has decided to increase the working hours in dispensaries. As many as 300 dispensaries in Delhi’s 11 districts will now … Read more
Within one month, the number of cases for deadly viral infection has crossed 20-lakh and 30-lakh mark Coronavirus in India: Coronavirus cases in India have been rising significantly now. The country recorded the highest single-day surge of 76,472 cases in the last 24 hours, taking further the overall cases to 34,63,972 as of August 29, … Read more
India has tested more than 9 lakh samples for the detection of COVID-19 for the second consecutive day The cumulative tests for detection of COVID-19 have reached 3,94,77,848 in the country, and more than one crore samples have been tested in the past two weeks, the Union Health Ministry said, highlighting that the Tests Per … Read more
Coronavirus COVID-19 update: Experts have advised patients, who have recovered from Coronavirus, to strictly follow anti-epidemic measures. (Reuters Image) Coronavirus COVID-19 update: More cases of coronavirus reinfection are likely to emerge, experts have warned. So far, cases of COVID-19 reinfection have been detected in Hong Kong, Belgium, and the Netherlands. In India, two medical professionals … Read more
Similar to RT-PCR, saliva test is also used to detect the presence of the coronavirus. Saliva tests: Earlier this month, an alternative form of COVID-19 diagnostic testing was approved by the US’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This testing method processes saliva samples and the FDA termed it as ground-breaking, according to a report by … Read more
Singapore has reported total 56,435 cases since the disease monitoring began here in January 2020. Singapore on Tuesday recorded 31 COVID-19 cases, its lowest single-day figure since March. There was one imported case – who was placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore – and no community cases, said the Ministry of Health. Singapore … Read more