Omicron sibling can't be detected by imported RT-PCR kits: ExpertsThe elusive sibling (sub-lineage) of the Omicron variant, BA.2, cannot be picked up by the imported RT-PCR kit having an S gene drop, resea...
03 Jan, 2022, 04.22 PM IST
RT-PCR tests mandatory at Mumbai airport for UAE returnees, says BMCThe decision was taken after Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner IS Chahal chaired a virtual meeting with civic officials...
29 Dec, 2021, 09.37 PM IST
Omicron detected in India: If you're travelling to any of these states, here is what you should knowThe Centre has issued guidelines for states and UTs to effectively monitor and undertake surveillance of international passengers while ext...
03 Dec, 2021, 09.53 AM IST
Omicron in India: Maharashtra amends rules for passengers from "ultra-risk" countriesAfter seven days, the passengers have to take an RTPCR test and if the result is negative, undergo seven days of home quarantine.
02 Dec, 2021, 06.54 PM IST
Quarantine is must, says Maharashtra; Centre takes up the issueKarnataka earlier mandated RT-PCR tests for all arriving international passengers and home quarantine even if they tested negative
02 Dec, 2021, 07.36 AM IST
Karnataka to impose week-long institutional quarantine on those entering from KeralaOn August 25, Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry had notified that asymptomatic persons who have received second dose of vaccine at lea...
30 Aug, 2021, 09.38 PM IST
Negative RT-PCR report must for international passengers arriving in Maharashtra"All international passengers arriving in Maharashtra, including those from the European countries, Middle Eastern countries and South Afri...
28 Aug, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
Bengaluru admin to strictly check Covid -ve report for travellers from Kerala, MaharashtraBBMP chief commissioner Gaurav Gupta on Tuesday said that 11 teams of civic officials and police will be deployed at railway and bus statio...
03 Aug, 2021, 07.55 PM IST
West Bengal makes negative COVID-19 report mandatory for non-vaccinated air passengersPassengers can either produce their vaccination certificates, indicating that they have received both the jabs of the COVID-19 vaccine, or ...
20 Jul, 2021, 06.31 AM IST
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 ...
14 Jul, 2021, 09.02 AM IST
SpiceJet crew spend 21 hours inside aircraft at Zagreb airport over RTPCR rule change"Prior to departure from India, email confirmation was received from Croatian authorities that RTPCR is not required for crew," the airline...
15 May, 2021, 09.02 PM IST
COVID clinical symptoms, CT scans/X-rays should be used to rule out false negatives: ExpertsAccording to government data till April 15, a total of 1,189 samples have tested positive for 'variants of concern' of SARS COV-2 in India ...
19 Apr, 2021, 02.12 PM IST
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 ...
10 Apr, 2021, 06.49 AM IST
New Thermo Fisher manufacturing facility in Bengaluru to produce COVID-19 testing kits for India"Applied Biosystems CoviPath COVID-19 RT-PCR Kit has been approved under MDR 2017 rules for in vitro diagnostic use by the Indian Council f...
16 Feb, 2021, 04.09 PM IST
Doctor's prescription not needed for COVID-19 test in Gujarat nowAs per the new guidelines issued by the ICMR, people can get themselves tested at designated laboratories without any prescription or recom...
04 Dec, 2020, 06.45 PM IST
Coronavirus Pandemic: Uttar Pradesh crosses one-lakh mark in per day testingAntigen tests that produce a result between 15-30 minutes are followed by a RT-PCR test to rule out infection, if the person is tested nega...
27 Jul, 2020, 05.35 PM IST
ICMR approves antigen test for Covid-19 to ramp up testing on a large scaleICMR and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have validated the test kits of a South Korean company that will be made local...
16 Jun, 2020, 07.42 AM IST