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Vikas Khemani-backed Q-Line Biotech IPO subscribed over 2 times on Day 1 as GMP soars to 42%Vikas Khemani-backed Q-Line Biotech's IPO opened on Wednesday, aiming to raise up to Rs 214.48 crore on NSE Emerge. The company, operating ...
No plan to make Covid testing mandatory at airports as of now, say health ministry sourcesThere are no plans to make RT-PCR testing mandatory for COVID-19 at airports for travelers in India, according to Union health ministry sou...
Union Health Minister Mandaviya reviews screening, Covid testing facility at Delhi's IGI AirportThe government has made random Covid tests mandatory for two per cent of passengers arriving on each international flight irrespective of t...
India steps up efforts to manage Covid-19 situation, asks states to maintain oxygen supplyIn a bid to ensure the availability of medical oxygen to those in need during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Health Ministry on Saturday wrote ...
A certified way of living with CovidWith the certificate, people can access public spaces and services, allowing safe resumption of activities. As suggested by experts, the ma...
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...
Get cracking on genome sequencingGenome sequencing is critical for identifying existing and new variants. It serves as an early warning system, allowing for therapies and v...
Passengers coming from 'at-risk' countries to six airports mandated to pre-book RT-PCR testAccording to the Union health ministry, 'at-risk countries include countries in Europe including the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, ...
Int'l passengers subject to random COVID sampling can leave airport after giving samples: Ministry of Civil AviationThe ministry said the FAQs are being issued for better understanding of the passengers and to enable them for safe, secure and hassle-free ...
X-Ray Setu plans to on-board 10K doctors for COVID detection in rural areasNon-profit organisation Artpark CEO Umakant Soni said that X-Ray Setu, developed in collaboration with start-up Niramai and Indian Institut...
Bihar to start door-to-door surveys in rural areasBihar has seen a sharp decline in Covid-19 cases over the past one week. On Monday evening, the state had reported 5,920 new cases over the...
Medical system in small cities and villages in UP 'Ram Bharose': Allahabad HCThe HC was hearing a PIL regarding a range of issues being faced in the state amid the pandemic. It made the "Ram Bharose" comment in the l...
Food delivery firms to be hit by Maharashtra Covid-19 restrictionsUnder the night curfew rules, restaurants could function between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm and food deliveries were allowed until much later. Now...
Heading to some party or ceremony in Mumbai? Get your Covid-negative report readyWhile pathology laboratories do not seek the reason for a test, Dr Nilesh Shah, president of a chain of labs, said, "Avoidable gatherings l...
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...
India's Feluda COVID-19 test cheaper, faster alternative to RT-PCR, say scientistsNamed after Satyajit Ray's famed detective, the Feluda test, which is priced at Rs 500 and can deliver a result in 45 minutes, is able to d...
Covid-19: Saliva diagnosis emerges as a cheaper, faster method than swab testingThe saliva collection does not involve material such as swabs - which can be in short supply.
Covid-19 saliva diagnosis cheaper, faster alternative to swab testing, say scientistsGiving a thumbs up to the alternative testing technology that is yet to be introduced in India, scientists said it would deliver results fa...
CCMB develops new, low-cost testing method for covid-19; ICMR nod awaitedIt eliminates the time-consuming RNA extraction in testing and imported viral transfer medium (VTM), required to transfer the swab samples ...
ICMR: Delhi using only 35% of lab capacity for CovidCurrently, Delhi has a total of 42 RT-PCR/TrueNat and CBNAT Covid testing labs in public and private sectors. In addition, there is high th...