Covid Alert: 2% of flyers to undergo random coronavirus tests from tomorrowApproximately 2% of passengers on each international flight will be subjected to random coronavirus tests, from tomorrow, December 24.
23 Dec, 2022, 02.19 PM IST
Germany plans to offer free rapid coronavirus tests from March 1Germany plans to offer all citizens rapid coronavirus tests free of charge from March 1, its health minister said on Tuesday.
16 Feb, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
23 cops test COVID-19 positive at Kevadiya ahead of PM Modi's visitOver 5,000 police and State Reserve Police (SRP) personnel from different districts have been deployed in areas surrounding the Statue of U...
30 Oct, 2020, 01.08 PM IST
There are different types of coronavirus tests available. Here's how they workGenetic, antigen and antibody tests are the 3 types that used to determine Covid diagnosis.
15 Sep, 2020, 07.07 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
Abbott quarterly profit beats as Covid-19 tests cushion virus impactIt has since March won U.S. authorization for five coronavirus tests, including two antibody tests, an automated test used in labs and a te...
16 Jul, 2020, 08.00 PM IST
China says Indian criticism of coronavirus test kits is "irresponsible"The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the top agency dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, said on Monday it planned to return th...
30 Apr, 2020, 07.35 AM IST
55 plus with even slightest discomfort? Karnataka govt wants to do coronavirus testMedical Education Minister Sudhakar K, who is in-charge of all matters related to COVID-19, told PTI on Tuesday the government would take i...
21 Apr, 2020, 01.36 PM IST
SC may modify order on Covid tests by pvt labs, only Ayushman card holders eligible right nowThe government, through Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, suggested this to the court. A scheme, he said, can be formulated for other BPL (Be...
13 Apr, 2020, 05.06 PM IST
Don't have 'wherewithal' to do COVID-19 tests free of cost, expect govt to come up with modalities for sustainable testing: Pvt labsIn a big relief to the poor, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that private labs should conduct coronavirus tests free of cost, obser...
10 Apr, 2020, 03.44 PM IST
The 'phone booths' that are making Covid tests in India easier, quicker and saferIt is low-cost; each costs Rs 15,000-20,000. It is also portable — it can be mounted on a car and transported.
09 Apr, 2020, 06.55 AM IST
How can you find out if you have Coronavirus? You will have to take one of these 5 testsHere we try to collate the relevant info on how it is being tested and found out if one has caught coronavirus that has already killed in t...
01 Apr, 2020, 10.56 AM IST
Maharashtra orders private labs to stop sample collectionAccording to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) the total number of tests conducted in India on Monday by private labs was 1,334...
01 Apr, 2020, 07.34 AM IST
ICMR may cap price of each coronavirus test at Rs 4,500-Rs 5,000 for private labs: OfficialThe Union health ministry had on Tuesday issued guidelines for private sector laboratories intending to initiate coronavirus testing while ...
21 Mar, 2020, 06.39 PM IST
Anand Mahindra happy with negative community transmission reports, wants Govt to rope in India Inc for testingThe Mahindra Group boss also appreciated the government for doing 'a fine job'.
19 Mar, 2020, 11.18 AM 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
Coronavirus testing facility likely at Mumbai hospitalThe Maharashtra government is mulling to set up a coronavirus testing facility at Kasturba Hospital here to reduce the burden on Pune-based...
04 Feb, 2020, 12.50 PM IST