Searched for
RT PCR TRUENAT
Lateral flow tests can detect Covid from day 3 to day 8, for RT-PCR it's up to 20 days: ICMR DG"It takes time for the virus to grow in your system and that is known as the latent period. From day three it will be detectable in the Lat...- Contacts of confirmed cases don't need to get tested unless identified as high risk, says government advisoryThe ICMR Advisory on Purposive Testing Strategy for COVID-19 also said individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travels do not need to ...
- Over 150 children found COVID-positive as Mizoram reports highest daily casesOn the fresh infections, 234 cases were confirmed at the RT-PCR laboratory in Zoram Medical College (ZMC), while 510 cases were detected th...
- 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 ...
- Assam private labs not keen on RT-PCR testsThe Assam government has fixed ₹500 as the maximum price for an RT-PCR test and ₹250 for a rapid antigen test. If the sample for RT-PCR is ...
- Mizoram to close schools for students of class 8 and below following spike in COVID-19 casesThe state government has also banned night church services and extended the duration of the existing night curfew in the state capital town...
- Delhi HC seeks AAP govt stand on plea against Rs 800 price cap on RTPCR testsAssociation of Practising Pathologists has contended that the price fixed would not cover the cost of consumables to be used in the test.
- Air India bans RT-PCR tests through Point of Care devices, Companies say decision unfairManufacturers of TrueNat and CBNAAT (cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test) systems said the decision was taken without any expla...
- ICMR issues advisory allowing 'testing on demand' for COVID-19The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory on COVID-19 testing strategy, allowing 'testing on demand' for individ...
- COVID-19 test positivity rate falling in Bihar, now at 2.1%, says State Health SecretaryThe number of cases in the state increased to 98,370 on Friday, but Amrit said the focus should be on the daily test positivity rate which ...
- Indian companies ready to export coronavirus test kits, target Latin America, Eastern Europe marketsIndia has a manufacturing capacity of 1 billion RT-PCR kits. The country on an average is doing daily testing of 600,000 samples.
- 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 ...
- No week-long extension of Bengaluru lockdown, only restrictions to be followed: K SudhakarChief minister BS Yediyurappa held a round of meeting with task force members and zonal ministers on Monday to discuss on Covid-19 containm...
- Over 73.5 lakh samples tested for COVID-19 in India till June 23: ICMRThe apex health research body on Tuesday validated the 1,000th testing laboratory, ramping up the capacity for detection of COVID-19 in the...
- India has now 901 labs for COVID-19 testing, recovery rate at 51%As per the government's data, there are 534 Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs (347 government and 187 private), 296 TrueNat based testing...
- Covid-19 results in an hour: Dozen states, Centre, line up at this Goa startup for testing machinesRajasthan and Maharashtra are also in talks with the company for the TrueNat machines and the testing kits. The TrueNat machines and kits p...
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath puts his state planes for Covid-19 serviceSince June 1 and before Wednesday, Adityanath’s state planes had already brought 41 TrueNat machines - which are being used to screen Covid...
- 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...
- Goa diagnostic company’s tuberculosis device could help scale up Covid-19 testingTruenat, a product of Molbio Diagnostics that’s been used to detect tuberculosis, also speeds up the reverse transcription polymerase chain...
- ICMR gears up for the worst, plans to test 1 lakh cases a dayICMR said it is considering some interventions to scale up testing capacity to 100,000 tests/day in coming months.
Load More
