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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...12 Jan, 2022, 09.41 PM IST- 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...30 Dec, 2021, 11.28 PM IST
- 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.17 Dec, 2021, 08.21 PM IST
- 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.22 Nov, 2021, 06.01 PM IST
- 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.30 Sep, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
- 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...12 Jul, 2021, 02.35 PM IST
- 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 ...10 Jun, 2021, 04.59 PM IST
- ICMR advises against indiscriminate COVID-19 home testing using Rapid Antigen Test kitThe ICMR said the home testing mobile app is available in Google play store and Apple store and must be downloaded by all users. The mobile...19 May, 2021, 11.03 PM IST
- 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 ...22 Nov, 2020, 10.14 PM IST
- 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...22 Nov, 2020, 11.19 AM IST
- 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...26 Sep, 2020, 06.35 PM IST
- 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.23 Sep, 2020, 04.32 PM IST
- 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 ...15 Aug, 2020, 08.50 AM IST
- 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...27 Jul, 2020, 05.35 PM IST
- 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...03 Jul, 2020, 05.38 PM IST
- 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 ...23 Jun, 2020, 07.48 AM IST
- 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...17 Jun, 2020, 09.03 AM IST
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