A Neuberg Diagnostics testing laboratory. As the daily Covid-19 case load is hitting record high every other day, pathology laboratories are facing their toughest challenge to meet the soaring demand for the RT-PCR test to check for the infection. Amidst this, Diagnostic centres are working round the clock to improve the turn-around-time for reports, by adding … Read more
Delhi’s daily testing for the novel coronavirus is slipping With the current surge in COVID-19 cases, Delhi’s daily testing for the novel coronavirus is slipping. At one time, Delhi had claimed to be conducting around 1 lakh tests daily. Now a look at Delhi’s daily testing numbers on April 16 and on April 17 indicate … Read more
Patients who keep on exhibiting Covid-19 symptoms despite showing negative in their rapid antigen test report are further tested by the RT-PCR method to check the presence of the virus. In a major decision to make Coronavirus testing affordable, the state government of Odisha has capped the price of RT-PCR test at Rs 400, news … Read more
This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the AIIMS Gargled water samples may be viable alternative to swabs for detection of COVID-19, enabling easy self-collection and removing the need for trained healthcare workers for sample collection, according to a study published in the ICMR’s Indian Journal of Medical Research. Adoption of gargle lavage for sample collection … Read more