Some companies still have the licence to import faulty antibody kitsMore than a dozen importers continue to hold licences to buy coronavirus antibody test kits from two Chinese companies that the Indian Coun...
COVID-19 test kits: China urges India to step up communication with Chinese firms to resolve issueThe ICMR on Monday asked states and union territories to stop using the test kits procured from the Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Liv...
Centre decides to withdraw faulty Covid 19 antibody test kits, cancels import orders from ChinaCentre cancels orders after it was found the kits from China were showing inaccurate results.
Faulty antibody kits trigger blame gameThe manufacturers deny the tests are useless and say they need to be used correctly. The rapid antibody kits are meant to check whether a p...
After pause, ICMR says protocol key for antibody testsA day after the Indian Council of Medical Research halted antibody testing for two days after receiving complaints about inaccuracies, it a...
Avoid use of antibody tests for now: ICMRThe Indian Council of Medical Research on Tuesday advised states not to use the new rapid antibody test for Covid-19 from China till furthe...
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...
On global search for supplies, India gets 6.5L kits from ChinaOver two million test kits being procured from China will be sent to India in the next 15 days, Indian Ambassador to Beijing Vikram Misri t...
Antibody kits arrive from China, but only for surveillanceThese kits, also known as serological testing kits, are not meant for early diagnosis or detection of the disease, said Raman Gangakhedkar,...
With concerns over kit quality, antibody testing yet to take offThe Indian Council of Medical Research recommended the use of rapid antibody testing for Covid-19 in high containment zones on April 2, but...
Govt issues licences to import antibody kits, may buy moreRapid antibody test kits have been recommended by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to carry out screening in areas where the s...
Reliance Life Sciences ends deal with Epirus for Remicade copiesJanssen’s Remicade is the third biggest pharmaceutical brand globally with sales exceeding $8 billion last year.