Govt depressing Covid-19 testing, says Thyrocare CEO
What also needs to be kept in mind is the high share of Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) in the test since RAT detect less infections than the RT-PCR ones.Even as…
Indo-Israel rapid COVID-19 testing research to fructify in ‘matter of days’: Israeli envoy
NEW DELHI: A game-changer rapid COVID-19 testing technology being jointly developed by India and Israel should be ready for rollout in "a matter of days" and it will be able…
Second wave of COVID-19: When and how bad will it be?
Special attention should be paid to older populations by sealing off high-risk settings where we see people more susceptible to illness -- like nursing homes. (Photo source: IE)By Dr Shuchin…
Coronavirus testing: Nagpur civic body converts buses into swab collection centres to ramp up mobile testing
The initiative will enable the administration to visit different areas of the city and test people symptomatic of the disease immediately at the spot.Coronavirus testing: Nagpur civic body steps up…
ICMR issues fresh Covid-19 testing guidelines, recommends ramping up of ‘testing on demand’
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…
COVID-19: New coronavirus cases decline in the US and experts credit masks
The percentage of tests coming back positive for the disease has also declined over the past two weeks, from 7.3% to 6.1%. (AP photo)The number of Americans newly diagnosed with…
India crosses crucial milestone of testing over 10 lakh people in a day
Of the total of 10,23,836 samples tested on Friday, around 3.8 lakh samples were tested through rapid antigen tests, sources said. (Representational image: IE)Keeping its commitment of exponentially increasing daily…