New Delhi: Genotyping technique can detect new variants of SARS-CoV-2 almost a week more quickly than traditional methods, according to a study published in The Lancet Microbe journal. Genotyping is the process of determining differences in the genetic make-up (genotype) of an individual by examining the individual’s DNA sequence using biological assays and comparing it … Read more
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday said he has reiterated directions for carrying out genome sequencing of positive cases so that cases of JN.1 variant can be confirmed. Talking to PTI Video, he said the government has ramped up COVID testing, with 636 tests conducted on Wednesday. Bharadwaj had on Wednesday confirmed … Read more
CHANDIGARH: The UT health department has started gearing up for any rise in Covid numbers especially in view of cases of new variant JN 1 getting reported in the country. The health department will get genome sequencing of the patients done, so that the variants of the virus can be detected in time and preventive … Read more
New Delhi: Gene-sequencing company Pacific BioSciences of California Inc on Tuesday announced the launch of a new, more affordable, higher-throughput “long-read” sequencer as well as customer testing of its first “short-read” sequencer aimed at emerging markets such as multi-cancer early detection. The Menlo, California-based company said its new Revio long-read sequencing system, with a list … Read more
May 12, 2022 – Some smokers might not get lung cancer because of their DNA, researchers report in a new study. These people have genes that help limit mutations, or changes, to DNA that would turn cells malignant and make them grow into tumors, the researchers say. Scientists have long suspected that smoking leads to … Read more
Testing for influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) cases has been the pillars of Covid management for the government. Citing the resurgence of coronavirus cases in southeast Asia and parts of Europe, the Centre has asked the states to restart monitoring influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infections so that no early … Read more
The Omicron variant had triggered the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in late December 2021 and it now ebbed in the Maharashtra state capital. Nearly 95 per cent of swab samples examined in the latest round of genome sequencing in Mumbai were found infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the city civic body … Read more
Amid the Omicron scare, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said all samples that test Covid positive will be sent for genome sequencing. Authorities at two genome sequencing laboratories in Delhi on Monday said they have the capacity to handle a higher number of samples for detection of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. Amid the … Read more
“All the three Omicron patients have recovered from the infection. Their latest COVID-19 tests gave negative results, following which the trio was given discharge from the hospital. The Omicron ward is now empty,” said Dr Saugata Chatterjee, nodal officer for COVID-19 at the government-run G G Hospital in Jamnagar city. A Zimbabwe-based NRI man, his … Read more
International passengers further have to go through eight days of home quarantine and on the 9th day take a free PCR test. As Omicron scare baffles countries and states, the Uttar Pradesh government is preparing for the early detection of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant in the state. The Adityanath government has issued instructions for genome … Read more