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Doubling COVID capacity, raising ICU beds among steps taken to tackle spike in cases in Delhi: GovtAddressing a press conference, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said Delhi was testing very less in June at around 5,776 tests per day...17 Nov, 2020, 06.29 PM IST- Surge in COVID-19 cases: Delhi govt to augment bed capacity, deploy testing vans at crowed placesThe decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to review the preparedness along with a need for advanced pla...05 Nov, 2020, 10.05 PM IST
- Three vaccine candidates in different stages of clinical trial: Harsh VardhanReplying to a discussion in Lok Sabha on the coronavirus pandemic, the Health Minister said there are 13,000 quarantine centres in the coun...20 Sep, 2020, 10.58 PM IST
- Raise daily COVID testing to 1 lakh, conduct door-to-door survey in 7 districts: CM Yogi to officialsUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Friday asked officials to work out a plan for enhancing the coronavirus testing capacity in th...24 Jul, 2020, 04.21 PM IST
- Harsh Vardhan launches mobile laboratory for coronavirus testingThe mobile lab, also called I-Lab or Infectious Diseases Diagnostics Lab, can run 50 RT-PCR and about 200 ELISA tests in a day.18 Jun, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
- Testing capacity for COVID-19 scaled up to 95,000 per day: Harsh VardhanDuring the high-level meeting with Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, Vardhan appreciated...09 May, 2020, 06.59 PM IST
- Ivanka Trump tested out of caution after personal assistant found positive for coronavirusIvanka has been teleworking for nearly two months.09 May, 2020, 01.58 PM IST
- COVID-19 pool testing should be encouraged in UP: Yogi AdityanathPooling of samples involves testing them in batches and when pooled sample tests positive, then individual samples are assessed. Pool testi...26 Apr, 2020, 03.51 PM IST
- Centre allows COVID-19 pool testing, plasma therapy in MaharashtraPooling of samples involves testing them in batches and when pooled sample tests positive, then individual samples are assessed. Pool testi...24 Apr, 2020, 08.39 PM IST
- UK rolls out plans to ramp up coronavirus tests as death toll hits 18,738UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that though the daily rise in the toll was lower than previous days, it was important not to forget a...23 Apr, 2020, 11.20 PM IST
- Experts looking to modify TB test to track Covid-19 infectionExperts are looking at modifying the cartridge-based nuclei acid amplification test — CBNAAT diagnostic test of GeneXpert — so that it can ...02 Apr, 2020, 12.10 AM IST
- 17 people brought to army quarantine facilities in Jaisalmer, Jodhpur test positive for coronavirusOut of the 17 people, nine have tested positive for the virus at the Army Wellness Centre in Jaisalmer. Out of these nine people, three tes...01 Apr, 2020, 11.42 AM IST
- Centre asks states to set up exclusive facilities for treating Covid-19 patientsAmid rising cases of coronavirus in India, the central government on Sunday asked all states to ready health facilities earmarked exclusive...22 Mar, 2020, 09.54 PM IST
- Bracketing the outbreak under a particular stage is not the need of the hour: Health Ministry officialsIn order to contain the rapid spread of novel coronavirus, the centre and the states have decided to announce a lockdown in 75 districts ac...22 Mar, 2020, 05.14 PM IST
- Health Ministry to allow accredited pvt labs to conduct tests for coronavirusAt present only government labs are permitted to do the test and the Centre is making arrangements to nearly double its capacity to test fo...17 Mar, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
- 1st and 2nd confirmatory tests for Covid-19 are free for all citizens: Health MinistryIf you have symptoms or have travelled to countries with coronavirus cases such as Italy and China, you should call to govt helpline number...15 Mar, 2020, 06.00 PM IST
- U.S. agency investigating production of faulty coronavirus test kitsFDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said in a statement on Sunday that "upon learning about the test issue from CDC (the Centers for Disease Cont...02 Mar, 2020, 09.23 AM IST
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