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China approves five COVID-19 antigen kits for self-testing: CCTVChina's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) published a notice on Friday saying Beijing Huaketai Biotechnology had been allowed...12 Mar, 2022, 12.43 PM IST- When to take a rapid antigen or RT-PCR test for COVID?Two tests -- RT-PCR and rapid antigen tests -- are used to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID.17 Dec, 2021, 08.21 PM IST
- How to perform rapid antigen test at home. 7 tips to get accurate resultYou'll get your results much sooner than standard PCR tests, which most of us will be familiar with.22 Nov, 2021, 06.01 PM IST
- Maharashtra's Covid-19 tally may have been grossly miscalculatedThe institute studied its own database of 412 antigen negative reports that were retested with RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase cha...21 Jun, 2021, 10.35 AM IST
- Rajasthan to conduct rapid antigen tests in rural areas to check spread of COVID-19Health Minister Raghu Sharma said on Wednesday that the rapid antigen test will be conducted in community health centres and other hospital...12 May, 2021, 03.47 PM IST
- Delhi: 85% symptomatic negative cases of rapid-antigen tests underwent retest in OctoberThe increase in retesting numbers came after Special Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) Udit Prakash Rai issued a directive to all distr...27 Oct, 2020, 07.50 PM IST
- International airlines want travellers to feel positive about flying with quick-result Covid testsThe tests are administered by health authorities at the airports and included in ticket prices.23 Sep, 2020, 04.32 PM IST
- Covid testing strategy revised for Bengaluru; more focus on RT-PCR testCovid test data shows that Bengaluru has struggled to meet the antigen-testing target. In the last seven days, the BBMP could only achieve ...11 Sep, 2020, 10.29 AM IST
- Karnataka sees a drop in RT-PCR tests as government pushes for cheaper antigen kitsThe more expensive RT-PCR test is considered the gold standard in detecting Covid-19 infections. Of the 42,458 tests done on August 3, 29,4...06 Aug, 2020, 10.34 AM IST
- Change in Covid testing strategy: Karnataka hits rapid antigen mode to ramp up testingET has gathered that the state has now set a target of 35,000 antigen tests per day starting next week and has procured 200,000 kits to be ...24 Jul, 2020, 10.56 AM IST
- Mylab Discovery Solutions gets ICMR nod for its antigen testing kit for COVID-19"After bringing an affordable RT-PCR test to reduce dependence on foreign kits, we launched Compact XL to accelerate COVID-19 testing. Now,...22 Jul, 2020, 10.01 PM IST
- Security personnel testing COVID-19 positive won't be allowed to enter Sikkim: State govtThe Sikkim government has decided to allow only those security personnel to enter the Himalayan state who test negative for coronavirus, a ...11 Jul, 2020, 12.04 PM IST
- Private hospitals to reserve 3,500 beds for Covid patientsMedical education minister K Sudhakar termed the meeting as “fruitful” and said the hospital managements had offered to reserve up to 3,500...09 Jul, 2020, 10.34 AM IST
- Centre steps up Covid-19 testing across border statesThe government is concerned that the movement of troops might push up Covid-19 figures in these states, creating another challenge at the f...06 Jul, 2020, 11.53 PM IST
- Covid-19: 10 states, 1 UT to allow rapid antigen testsAfter Delhi and Maharashtra, states of Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Assam, West Bengal, Karnat...05 Jul, 2020, 11.54 PM IST
- Rapid antigen test set to be key to Covid strategy nowAround 10 million antigen test kits are expected to be ready by July 15. This move will mark a significant shift in India’s testing strateg...17 Jun, 2020, 09.03 AM IST
- ICMR recommends use of rapid antigen kits for testing in containment zones, healthcare settingsStandard Q COVID-19 Ag detection kit (rapid antigen test kits) is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for qualitative detection of specific...15 Jun, 2020, 03.24 PM IST
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