New Delhi: As long Covid becomes a burden for health care providers globally, researchers now report that a blood test taken at the time of Covid-19 infection could predict who is most likely to develop long Covid. The study by a team from University College London in the UK, published in Lancet eBioMedicine, analysed proteins … Read more
Sept. 19, 2022 — Imagine this: You think you might have COVID. You speak a couple of sentences into your phone. Then an app gives you reliable results in under a minute. “You sound sick” is what we humans might tell a friend. Artificial intelligence, or AI, could take that to new frontiers by analyzing … Read more
Scientists in the US have developed a rapid COVID-19 test that can accurately detect all current variants of SARS-CoV-2 within hours. The test, CoVarScan, detects the signatures of eight hotspots on the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.The researchers at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center in the US tested CoVarScan on samples collected … Read more
The test has been developed and patented by Mylab. CoviSwift comes with a shelf life of 24 months and for the first time in its category, it can be stored at room temperature, the company said. Biotechnology company Mylab Discovery Solutions on Wednesday launched a new Covid-19 test, CoviSwift, that speeds up the testing time. … Read more
Jan. 12, 2022 — The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that 10 million more COVID-19 tests will go to schools each month in an effort to reduce the spread of the virus and keep in-person classes going. About 5 million free rapid tests and 5 million free PCR tests will go to schools each month. … Read more
A decline of over 50 per cent has been seen in testing in Arunachal Pradesh (68 per cent), Assam (58 per cent) and Nagaland (52 per cent), it noted. The Centre on Thursday urged 19 states and union territories to ramp up Covid testing “in a big way” to identify cases promptly and restrict its … Read more
The tests showed that the new preparation increased significantly the RNA yield for testing A new sample preparation method to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 that bypasses the need to extract genetic RNA material of the virus has been developed by US National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists. This method could potentially reduce time and … Read more
A man gives swab sample for COVID-19 test at RML hospital in Lucknow. (PTI Photo) At a time when experts across India are trying to find ways to chalk up a robust plan to battle the inevitable third wave of the novel coronavirus, a newly approved technique can transform the way people are tested for … Read more
Mumbai: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday warned citizens against falling prey to fake news surrounding coronavirus and the vaccination drive. It shared the poster of an advertisement that claimed that people could book their vaccination slots via the social networking app WhatsApp. It also falsely claimed there was a phone … Read more
The new Covid rule will come into effect from Feb 26. Amid a fresh spike in coronavirus cases, the Delhi government has decided to update the travel guidelines. Now, those arriving from the worst-affected states would have to carry a negative Covid-19 report. According to news agency ANI, the latest rule will come into effect … Read more