Passengers in for a tough time as PCR tests made mandatory before exiting airports

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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

Demand for new-age diagnostics focused on Gut and Metabolic health increasing: Vikas Gupta, MyDiagnostics

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Since April, India has been witnessing a surge in Covid-19 infections with the country seeing over 3 lakh fresh cases of Covid-19 daily. Amid this massive surge, which has caused a visible strain on the healthcare system. The second wave is different and more worrying than the first. Reports in the media indicate that younger … Read more

Unfortunate that other illnesses are not getting attention due to Covid-19: Dr GSK Velu, Neuberg Diagnostics

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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

Impact of COVID-19’s second wave goes beyond all imagination: Anand K, CEO, SRL Diagnostics   

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The SARS-COV-2 spike protein antibody test is aimed at determining the development of neutralising antibodies post vaccination, giving vaccinated people a reasonable understanding of the antibody build-up against the COVID-19 virus.  Covid-19’s second wave has put India’s healthcare ecosystem under extreme strain. The diagnostics sector is also not untouched. People are queuing up for tests … Read more

Why are Delhi’s daily COVID testing numbers suddenly slipping?

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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

COVID 19 test report: How to read Ct value and why is it important?

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ICMR documents indicated different Ct values and divergent views were emerging on the same. (IE Image) With COVID-19 pandemic, people across the world are becoming increasingly familiar with scientific terms. One such term that now becomes part of the public vocabulary is ‘Ct value’ which is indicated in RT-PCR tests which help to determine whether … Read more

Travelling to Kerala? RT-PCR tests, strict isolation, night curfew and more safety protocols for domestic passengers

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With the Kerala’s Health Department revising the guidelines for domestic travellers, it is now mandatory for all domestic travellers to register on the e-Jagratha portal. (Image: Twitter/Kerala Tourism) Are you planning to visit Kerala? Known as a traveller’s paradise, Kerala has ranked among the most popular destinations across the country once the lockdown restrictions had … Read more

Going to Bengaluru? Negative RT-PCR test reports now needed to travel; details

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The rule is applicable to all, even though the person is a resident of Bengaluru. In the view of the recent rise in Coronavirus cases, Bengaluru has added a guideline for interstate travel stating that all travellers coming to Bengaluru from any state will be required to show a negative RT-PCR report from April 1. … Read more

After dip, labs look at increase in demand for RT-PCR tests again

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The Maharashtra government has mandated RT-PCR tests for people entering its borders from select states via air, road or rail, with tests to be done 72 hours prior to the journey. The share of the cheaper and faster antigen tests for Covid-19 over the more accurate RT-PCR diagnostic tests has been rising in the country … Read more

Apollo hospitals to run COVID test with new technique by Tata MD; how it will help reduce time for test results

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The officials also said that the test has similar result accuracy as that of RT-PCR. As the Coronavirus cases surge in India, Tata MD in collaboration with Apollo Hospitals will soon offer a new testing technique. The idea behind the roll out of testing technique is to reduce the time spent waiting for test results … Read more