London: A smartphone app can accurately detect Covid-19 infection in people’s voices with the help of artificial intelligence, researchers revealed on Monday. The team claimed that the app is more accurate than several antigen tests and is cheap, quick and easy to use, which means it can be used in low income countries where PCR … Read more
Editor’s note: This story will be updated. Aug. 11, 2022 – It might be a good time to stock up on home COVID-19 tests. Today, the FDA issued new guidance on at-home COVID testing. It still recommends repeat testing after a negative result, but is also recommending that people who have no symptoms but think … Read more
The United Arab Emirates, the Middle East tourism and commercial hub, over the weekend ended a requirement to wear face masks outdoors and obligatory quarantine for COVID-19 contact cases. Fully-vaccinated passengers arriving in the country will no longer require PCR tests, said the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority in updated guidance that went … Read more
Jan. 14, 2022 — As the Omicron variant has swept across the U.S., now blamed for more than 98% of COVID-19 infections, the demand for testing at labs has skyrocketed — especially since home antigen tests are scarce. On the rise, too, are complaints from test takers, who echo this anxious question: What’s taking so … Read more
Jan. 11, 2022 — Many Americans are familiar with the rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 that involve swabbing the nose. But some new evidence suggests a saliva sample could boost the tests’ accuracy. Experts agree on one thing: If you’re going to test both the nose and throat, swab the throat first. In terms of … Read more
Marisa Fotieo, a teacher from Michigan, said her throat began to hurt halfway through the trip on December 19 so she went to the bathroom to perform a rapid Covid test which confirmed she was infected, WABC-TV reported. A US woman was quarantined in an aeroplane bathroom for three hours after testing positive for COVID-19 … Read more
Diagnostic service providers are offering two options for the travelers — the fast-PCR tests costing around Rs 4,500 for quicker results and the normal RT-PCR tests for around Rs 600. International travellers coming to India from ‘at risk’ countries will have to spend between three to eight hours on an average after landing at the … Read more
March 5, 2021 — A recent decrease in the number of Americans seeking testing for COVID-19 has experts on alert. Accurate and timely testing remains critical for treating and isolating individuals with COVID-19 infection, they stress. Widespread testing also allows for tracking the spread of the virus and any variants of concern as they arise. … Read more
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The new rapid COVID-19 test approved last week is probably not the most reliable option for determining whether someone is infected. But it’s cheap and it’s fast, and if used correctly, it could be the basis of a screening strategy to keep Americans … Read more