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ICMR TESTING GUIDELINES
Only ICMR accredited labs can collect COVID-19 samples, says DDMAIt also directed district magistrates to conduct surprise inspections and visits. "The district magistrates concerned shall supervise and e...- Doctors flag concerns over ICMR's new Covid testing rulesStating that this is risky for doctors, Sahajanand Prasad Singh, president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), told ET that they will ...
- Positive result in home rapid tests to be considered as finalThe RAT test result should be uploaded on the ICMR's portal as per its latest guidelines issued on Monday. Symptomatic individuals who test...
- ICMR says self rapid antigen test will be considered confirmatoryThe RAT test result should be uploaded on ICMR's portal. The self RAT test kits are now available over-the-counter and through online pharm...
- Do away with RT-PCR test requirement for domestic travel: ICMRThe ICMR also said that RT-PCR test must not be repeated in any individual who has tested positive once either by RAT or RT-PCR, and added ...
- Dummy mobile no, hospital address can be used for testing mentally ill homeless people: ICMR to HCICMR came out with the solution to address the issue of mentally ill homeless persons not being tested for COVID-19 for the lack of a gover...
- Allow all doctors to prescribe COVID tests, Centre to states; Individuals will need to fulfil ICMR criteria for testingThey also pointed out that it has been observed that some states and UTs have mandated the need of a prescription from a government doctor ...
- Follow LG order on COVID-19 testing scrupulously, HC tells AAP govtThe Delhi High Court Monday said it was not going to further monitor the matter in view of the Delhi government status report which said th...
- No tests for asymptomatic persons in Delhi nowICMR guidelines earlier said: “Asymptomatic direct and high risk contacts of a confirmed case to be tested once between day 5 and day 10 of...
- Machines used for testing drug-resistant TB can be now used for confirmation of COVID-19 casesNow, the ICMR has issued revised guidelines for TrueNat testing for COVID-1, saying the "TrueNat system is now a comprehensive assay for sc...
- Avoid unnecessary testing, follow guidelines, BMC tells private labsBMC has also told hospitals not to insist on coronavirus tests before carrying out elective surgery on non-Covid-19 patients. As per the gu...
- As cotton swabs run out, ICMR looks at polyesterUntil last month, polyester swabs were not manufactured in India and were imported from the US or China. With global demand for this produc...
- Delay in ICMR nod to private lab testing hit Maharashtra Covid-19 fightThe official said for Maharashtra, with over 10,000 cases and a high fatality rate, things could have been different if the ICMR had acted ...
- Companies eye pvt labs to test staff, but may face hurdlesThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) does not allow asymptomatic people without contact or travel history to get tested for SARS-C...
- Covid-19 fight: After rush for antibody kits come concernsWith reports that the rapid antibody tests may miss infections and can falsely produce negative results in infected patients, ICMR is study...
- ICMR gives go ahead for COVID-19 testing in labs under DBT, CSIR, DAEThe DBT, DST, CSIR and DAE laboratories have been advised to strictly follow ICMR guidelines before initiation of testing for coronavirus i...
- States tap private companies for coronavirus testing kits“We don’t have enough supplies and may run out of kits by the end of this week,” a health department official in Chhattisgarh told ET. The ...
- NIV Pune to approve Covid-19 testing kits made by Indian companiesIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday said Indian manufacturers can produce testing kits and supply to private and government...
- ICMR may cap price of each coronavirus test at Rs 4,500-Rs 5,000 for private labs: OfficialThe Union health ministry had on Tuesday issued guidelines for private sector laboratories intending to initiate coronavirus testing while ...
- 14 firms get license to evaluate COVID-19 tests kitsRoche Diagnostics India and other 13 Indian firms include CoSara Diagnostics from Ahmedabad and CPC Diagnostics from Chennai. All these com...
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