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How to test Covid at home. How to perform rapid antigen test?Firstly, it is essential to understand that there are two types of COVID-19 tests - RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). RT-PCR tests are c...- About 65% surveyed people in Delhi-NCR didn't opt for test despite Covid-like symptoms: ReportSome of the questions in the survey included -- 'In the last one month when you or family members in Delhi-NCR had some symptoms and needed...
- 40% 'undercounting' of daily COVID cases in Delhi NCR in April: SurveyOnly one in three respondents covered in the survey from Delhi-NCR took an RT-PCR test in the last 30 days, while the majority opted for at...
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- Lateral flow tests can detect Covid from day 3 to day 8, for RT-PCR it's up to 20 days: ICMR DG"It takes time for the virus to grow in your system and that is known as the latent period. From day three it will be detectable in the Lat...
- Get cracking on genome sequencingGenome sequencing is critical for identifying existing and new variants. It serves as an early warning system, allowing for therapies and v...
- When to take a rapid antigen or RT-PCR test for COVID?Two tests -- RT-PCR and rapid antigen tests -- are used to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID.
- How to perform rapid antigen test at home. 7 tips to get accurate resultYou'll get your results much sooner than standard PCR tests, which most of us will be familiar with.
- Taking an at-home Covid test? Here's what you need to know about accuracy of resultsRapid antigen tests are highly specific, which means that they generate few false positives.
- Abbott launches COVID-19 home test kit in IndiaIn alignment with the current ICMR advisory on self-use, these tests will be made available to ramp up testing of symptomatic and asymptoma...
- Meril receives nod from ICMR for its indigenous COVID-19 self-test kitThe company's indigenous home-use rapid antigen test kits 'CoviFind' will expand access to Covid-19 testing, while also helping the nation ...
- RT-PCR tests in Delhi exceed the number of antigen tests: Home MinistryAIIMS has also started the process of recruitment of an additional 207 junior resident doctors, the spokesperson said. The action comes in ...
- COVID-19 in Delhi: 3.7 lakh surveyed, first time RT-PCR tests more than antigen testsAccording to sources, the number of real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests in the city surpassed the numb...
- Fear of second coronavirus wave as people moving out: Maha CM Uddhav ThackeraySpeaking at a virtual meeting with ministers and officials of Marathwada and Nashik divisions on the COVID-19 situation, the CM expressed c...
- International airlines want travellers to feel positive about flying with quick-result Covid testsThe tests are administered by health authorities at the airports and included in ticket prices.
- COVID-19 test positivity rate falling in Bihar, now at 2.1%, says State Health SecretaryThe number of cases in the state increased to 98,370 on Friday, but Amrit said the focus should be on the daily test positivity rate which ...
- 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...
- Punjab to go for Covid-19 rapid antigen testingOn successful completion of the pilot rapid antigen project, which will cover a minimum of 1,000 tests, such testing would be done on the m...
- Five states to ramp up covid-19 testing using new rapid antigen kitsCovid-19 testing in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh is set to be scaled up over the next two weeks using the ...
- Rapid antigen test set to be key to Covid strategy nowAround 10 million antigen test kits are expected to be ready by July 15. This move will mark a significant shift in India’s testing strateg...
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