National Institute of Virology develops 1st indigenous antibody detection kit for COVID: Harsh Vardhan"National Institute of Virology, Pune, has successfully developed the 1st indigenous anti-SARS-CoV-2 human IgG ELISA test kit for antibody ...
10 May, 2020, 09.24 PM IST
Project CARD to push local production of testing kitsNiti Aayog and the Department of Biotechnology have launched the Consortium for Affordable & Rapid Diagnostics (CARD) to scale up India’s c...
07 May, 2020, 07.36 AM IST
Fresh lot of rapid antibody kits to arrive in a few daysThe rapid antibody test kits from China, Korea, France and some Indian companies are likely to arrive soon. “Out of the total 45,00,000 kit...
05 May, 2020, 04.33 PM IST
Faulty kits: Import licences of two Chinese companies canceledET had reported on Wednesday that more than a dozen importers held a valid licence to procure and import rapid testing kits from both the C...
01 May, 2020, 07.27 AM IST
Centre plans fresh review of antibody testing kitsAmid controversies over pricing and accuracy, the Centre plans fresh review of antibody testing kits for Covid-19.
29 Apr, 2020, 10.07 AM IST
Local players keen to fill the China void, manufacture testing kitsDomestic manufacturers of rapid antibody rapid test kits for novel coronavirus have approached the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR...
29 Apr, 2020, 07.59 AM IST
Some companies still have the licence to import faulty antibody kitsMore than a dozen importers continue to hold licences to buy coronavirus antibody test kits from two Chinese companies that the Indian Coun...
29 Apr, 2020, 07.54 AM IST
Centre decides to withdraw faulty Covid 19 antibody test kits, cancels import orders from ChinaCentre cancels orders after it was found the kits from China were showing inaccurate results.
27 Apr, 2020, 11.26 PM IST
Faulty antibody kits trigger blame gameThe manufacturers deny the tests are useless and say they need to be used correctly. The rapid antibody kits are meant to check whether a p...
27 Apr, 2020, 07.25 AM IST
COVID-19 rapid antibody test kit use put on hold, ICMR to check accuracy: Official sourceUnion Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said the results of the test kits vary from place to place and "it can't be relied upon".
25 Apr, 2020, 06.04 PM IST
ICMR to give verdict on antibody kits next weekThe Indian Council of Medical Research has started analysing results from the evaluation of antibody test kits imported from China and will...
24 Apr, 2020, 08.46 AM IST
Covid-19 crisis: States go slow on antibody testsThe ICMR said rapid antibody tests cannot replace frontline tests. Such tests are only supplementary tools to assess the prevalence of the ...
20 Apr, 2020, 07.41 AM IST
Three lakh more Rapid Antibody Test kits sent to India from China: EnvoyAbout three lakh Rapid Antibody Test kits were airlifted to Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu from the Chinese city of Guangzhou, Indian Ambassador ...
18 Apr, 2020, 08.46 PM IST
Antibody kits arrive from China, but only for surveillanceThese kits, also known as serological testing kits, are not meant for early diagnosis or detection of the disease, said Raman Gangakhedkar,...
17 Apr, 2020, 07.58 AM IST
Antibody test kits: After China issues, govt taps 3 nationsIndia has reached out to South Korea, Singapore and Switzerland to procure antibody rapid test kits due to a delay in supply from China ove...
14 Apr, 2020, 06.54 AM IST
Antibody tests may get delayed due to China curbsChinese companies that had rushed to supply their diagnostic kits for India's Covid-19 antibody and coronavirus tests have been hit with ex...
04 Apr, 2020, 08.42 AM IST
COVID-19: Firms shortlisted for rapid antibody testing kitsSingapore-based Sensing Self Ltd and China’s Wondfo are the only companies that have cleared the National Institute of Virology (NIV)’s val...
29 Mar, 2020, 07.40 PM IST