13 passengers who arrived from overseas test Covid positive: TN health ministerThirteen passengers who arrived from 'at risk' and 'non-risk' countries to Tamil Nadu till date have tested Covid-19 positive and their RTP...
09 Dec, 2021, 05.44 PM IST
Omicron : West Bengal government orders 7-days isolation, RTPCR to continueTravellers flying in from other parts of the country will have to furnish their reports of RTPCR tests as the threat of Omicron, the COVID ...
03 Dec, 2021, 11.47 PM IST
Plea against ICMR advisory barring repeat of RTPCR on COVID positive patients; HC seeks Centre standThe petitioner has challenged ICMR's May 4 advisory as due to it, neither he nor his family members could get tested again after spending m...
01 Jun, 2021, 05.10 PM IST
Maybe re-look advisory barring repeat of RTPCR on COVID positive patients: HC to ICMRThe suggestion by the court came while hearing a plea by a lawyer who has challenged the advisory as due to it, neither he nor his family m...
25 May, 2021, 07.01 PM IST
Tamil Nadu govt slashes RT-PCR test rates in private labs from Rs 1,200 to Rs 900Tamil Nadu has conducted over 2.50 crore RT-PCR samples since the onset of pandemic last year. On Thursday, the testing of samples reached ...
20 May, 2021, 11.35 PM 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
FELUDA kit more expensive, hence not as popular as RTPCR: ICMR to HCA bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli was told by ICMR that a FELUDA testing kit costs Rs 300, while that of RTPCR costs Rs 100....
13 May, 2021, 10.29 PM IST
New guidelines of Maharashtra govt for truck drivers will cripple supply of essential commodities, says AIMTCThe new guidelines issued on May 12 say: “In the case of cargo carriers, not more than two people (Driver + Cleaner/ helper) may be allowed...
13 May, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
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 ...
05 May, 2021, 11.08 AM IST
RT-PCR tests in HC premises only for court staff, advocatesOn April 16, the high court had issued a circular stating that RTPCR tests would be conducted in the COVID centre in its premises on variou...
27 Apr, 2021, 02.09 PM IST
Vaccinate all frontline workers within week, says Telangana CMAs per the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Rao instructed the officials that the vaccination progress should be reported to the CMO every da...
09 Apr, 2021, 10.56 AM IST
Surat-based company conducts free COVID-19 vaccination drive for employeesMajor textile industrialist of Surat city, Sanjay Saravagi has started a vaccination drive that gives free vaccinations to all of his emplo...
04 Apr, 2021, 08.43 AM IST
Subsidy on canteen food served in Parliament canteens ends; prices to go upWhile Rajya Sabha will sit from 9 am to 2 pm, Lok Sabha will function in the second half from 4-8 pm. The Question Hour will be allowed dur...
19 Jan, 2021, 05.23 PM IST
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.
11 Dec, 2020, 01.52 PM IST
Mumbai's COVID-19 test positivity rate falls to 5% for the first time since March05 Dec, 2020, 05.02 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh government reduces cost of Covid-19 test to Rs 1,600 from Rs 2,500"The prices of RTPCR test kits and reagents used for COVID tests have come down. Hence, the April order on pricing of the test has been ame...
11 Sep, 2020, 12.50 PM IST
Expedite approval process for rapid antigen, RTPCR testing: HC to ICMR, NABLDelhi High Court directed the ICMR and healthcare accreditation body NABL to expedite the process of granting approvals to private labs and...
16 Jul, 2020, 01.59 PM IST