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F&O Talk: Bullish Nifty charts; Sudeep Shah picks 7 stocks, outlines HDFC Bank, Sterlite Tech strategyIndian stock markets rallied sharply on Friday, with Sensex and Nifty gaining 2% each, driven by hopes of a US-Iran peace deal and easing c...- Beijing requires COVID test results within 48 hours to enter public places, says officialThe capital city will require a negative PCR test result within 48 hours for people to enter public places such as shopping malls, hotels, ...
- People coming from Kerala & Goa need not carry negative RT-PCR reportsThe government's decision followed a recommendation from the Technical Advisory Committee as the case positivity rate in the state has fall...
- Stocking up on home-testing kits? Doctors believe the pricier RT-PCR test is a better optionThere has been a surge in demand for self-testing kits as Covid-19 cases rise across the nation.
- Mumbai airport puts in place necessary measures to implement health ministry's latest COVID-19 normsThis follows the World Health Organization's announcement that Omicron (B.1.1.529) has been classified as a COVID-19 Variant of Concern, it...
- RT-PCR false-negatives continue to haunt Bengaluru hospitalsDoctors says false-negative reports can be misleading as patients tend to ignore symptoms given the heavy reliance on RT-PCR testing alone ...
- Waive off RT-PCR negative report norm for incoming pax: BMC to Maharashtra governmentWhile it was at first applicable to those coming in from Gujarat, Goa, Delhi, Rajasthan and Kerala, all of which had high infection counts ...
- Turkey imposes 14-day quarantine for arrivals from India, 7 other countriesAccording to a new travel advisory shared by Turkish Airlines on Tuesday, people from eight countries including Afghanistan, India, Pakista...
- Some Indians, including well-off ones, are forging negative RT-PCR reportsForgery of an RT-PCR test is punishable under IPC and under disaster management acts. Lawyers say IPC sections can include 419 (punishment ...
- Negative RT-PCR report must for arriving in Bengal by train, says Railway citing state govt order"No West Bengal-bound passenger is expected to board a train or bus with destination in West Bengal without such a test report. Random chec...
- Have symptoms of coronavirus but testing negative? Here's why this might happenAccording to experts, RT-PCR tests only have a 60% rate of sensitivity, much of which depends on whether the patient has been swabbed right.
- Now, shortage of RT-PCR kits adds to Maharashtra’s Covid-19 woesThe lack of RT-PCR tests is mainly being blamed on the state government’s notification earlier this month making it mandatory for all home ...
- RT-PCR negative, but you may still be infected by coronavirusDoctors across the state are coming across an increasing number of cases where patients test negative in RT-PCR but their high-resolution C...
- Karnataka new Covid-19 guidelines: RT-PCR test mandatory for passengers arriving from South Africa, BrazilThe RT-PCR test should be done by passengers on arrival at Bengaluru Airport, irrespective of whether they had a negative certifcate for th...
- 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...
- Assam announces COVID-19 prevention norms for passengers arriving by airAs per the guidelines, a person arriving in Guwahati by air will have to undergo Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) at a designated testing centre af...
- Rapid antigen tests are cheaper & give quick results but RT-PCR tests are more reliable, say scientistsIf someone has symptoms, he/she should be retested. The idea is that no positive Covid-19 cases are missed.
- Rapid antigen tests can be no more than adjunct to RT-PCR in corona battle: ScientistsThe ministry noted that symptomatic cases tested negative by RATs are not followed up by RT-PCR testing in some large states. The idea is t...
- Health Ministry asks states, UTs to mandatorily retest all symptomatic RAT negative casesThe ministry has also urged them to urgently establish a monitoring mechanism via a designated officer or team in every district and at the...
- 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...
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