Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla admitted to AIIMS after testing positive for coronavirus, now stable: HospitalAccording to the hospital, Om Birla (58) tested positive for the coronavirus infection on March 19. He was admitted to the AIIMS COVID Cent...
21 Mar, 2021, 03.19 PM IST
Swabs are passé: Dutch inventor's new Covid test involves screaming or singing in an air-locked cabinAn industrial air purifier collects all the particles emitted, which are then analysed.
06 Mar, 2021, 10.22 AM IST
Gujarat: Four UK returnees detected with new coronavirus strainFour persons who recently returned to Gujarat from the United Kingdom (UK) have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus, a top st...
02 Jan, 2021, 04.13 PM IST
Three vaccine candidates in different stages of clinical trial: Harsh VardhanReplying to a discussion in Lok Sabha on the coronavirus pandemic, the Health Minister said there are 13,000 quarantine centres in the coun...
20 Sep, 2020, 10.58 PM IST
India travel demand high, says Lufthansa as air bubble flights to Germany resumeLufthansa Group's Senior Director for South Asia Sales, said the airline is offering more than 40 flights from Frankfurt and Munich to Delh...
17 Aug, 2020, 07.35 PM IST
India's COVID-19 recovery rate improves to 62.93 per cent: Health ministryIn the last 24 hours, a total of 19,235 people were cured of the coronavirus infection. This has resulted in the cumulative total number of...
12 Jul, 2020, 04.54 PM IST
Centre targets 6 lakh rapid COVID-19 tests in Delhi; to add 500 ventilators, 650 ambulances"From today onwards, 169 testing centres will be operational in Delhi where rapid antigen methodology will be used. We have targeted to con...
18 Jun, 2020, 03.53 PM IST
Government 'diluting' COVID-19 testing guidelines: CongressAccording to Union health ministry's revised discharge guidelines for people infected with coronavirus, very mild, mild and pre-symptomatic...
13 May, 2020, 05.13 PM IST
Priyanka Gandhi calls for transparency over coronavirus tests being conducted in UPSharing some suggestions for the Yogi Adityanath government in UP to prevent the spread of COVID-19, she said it is known the world over th...
25 Apr, 2020, 01.53 PM IST
COVID-19 tests must be free in government, private labs: Supreme CourtThe court raised questions on the feasibility of tests that were being charged Rs 4,500 by private labs.
08 Apr, 2020, 07.33 PM IST
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announces 5T plan to tackle novel coronavirus crisisThe Delhi Chief Minister stressed on team work among different states and the Centre to tackle the Covid crisis.
08 Apr, 2020, 09.39 AM IST
17 people brought to army quarantine facilities in Jaisalmer, Jodhpur test positive for coronavirusOut of the 17 people, nine have tested positive for the virus at the Army Wellness Centre in Jaisalmer. Out of these nine people, three tes...
01 Apr, 2020, 11.42 AM IST
Covid Survival Guide: What you should do if you want to get yourself testedTill now, ICMR had only been conducting tests on symptomatic patients. India’s apex medical body intensified random sampling last week, inc...
24 Mar, 2020, 12.36 PM IST
Anand Mahindra happy with negative community transmission reports, wants Govt to rope in India Inc for testingThe Mahindra Group boss also appreciated the government for doing 'a fine job'.
19 Mar, 2020, 11.18 AM IST
Coronavirus test centres in India: All you need to knowA list of the 52 designated test centres for coronavirus across India.
18 Mar, 2020, 06.41 PM IST
Reasons why testing centres for coronavirus are overrun with patientsMore than 600 people had approached the RML centre for screening as of Thursday, according to a hospital staff involved with this exercise.
14 Mar, 2020, 10.50 PM IST
NIV scientists working 'round-the-clock' to ensure smooth coronavirus testing across countryThe govt has 52 labs functional for testing while 57 labs have been designated for helping in collection.
08 Mar, 2020, 09.20 PM IST