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15 things not to do when using a rapid antigen test for Covid-19Many of us have taken a rapid antigen test (RAT) or have administered them to our school-aged children. But how many of us are using them c...11 Feb, 2022, 10.47 AM IST- Take note, parents: Get at-home Covid testing kits for children as schools plan to reopenHere's how to prepare your child for the rapid antigen COVID test.29 Jan, 2022, 04.55 PM IST
- At-home test kits are on the rise due to Omicron, but how accurately can nasal swabs detect Covid?But the rapid spread of the omicron variant, and questions about the sensitivity of at-home tests, have rekindled a debate over whether the...18 Jan, 2022, 10.35 AM 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
- Early antiviral response in nose may determine severity of COVID-19: StudyResearchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University in the US analysed whether the path towards severe dise...26 Jul, 2021, 12.24 PM IST
- Novel method to accurately, quickly detect COVID-19 from phone swabsThe new method, described in the journal eLife on Tuesday, detected the COVID-19 virus on the phones of 81 to 100 per cent of contagious pe...25 Jun, 2021, 08.50 AM IST
- New study suggests that exposure to common cold virus may provide some protection from COVID-19The research found that the common respiratory virus jump-starts the activity of interferon-stimulated genes.16 Jun, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
- Google rolls out free, weekly at-home COVID-19 testing for all US employeesA Google spokesman said the company had rolled out the benefit this week for all 90,000 U.S. employees, with the initiative guaranteeing th...19 Dec, 2020, 08.44 AM IST
- ICMR approves CSIR's COVID-19 testing method that can help ramp up number of RT-PCR testsThe Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a simple and fast method for COVID-19 testing which can not only increase the n...28 Nov, 2020, 07.59 PM IST
- Researchers develop new, inexpensive COVID-19 test that doesn't use scarce reagentsThe method, described in the journal PLOS Biology, omits the step in the widely used reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PC...04 Oct, 2020, 04.09 PM IST
- Meet SwabBot, the robot that will conduct Covid-19 swab testsThe robot helps address the limitations of manual Covid swab tests by reducing the need for trained manpower.21 Sep, 2020, 05.36 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
- Scientists develop new low-cost test that can diagnose Covid-19 in just 20 minutesThe findings show the test is 100% accurate in diagnosing samples containing SARS-CoV-2 at high loads.14 Aug, 2020, 06.03 PM IST
- Suspecting Covid? Stanford recommends self-swabbing for accurate & safer test resultsTest samples collected by people who swabbed their own nasal passages yielded more accurate results.15 Jun, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
- As cotton swabs run out, ICMR looks at polyesterUntil last month, polyester swabs were not manufactured in India and were imported from the US or China. With global demand for this produc...07 May, 2020, 08.17 AM IST
- ICMR issues advisory for rapid antibody-based blood tests for COVID-19India will now start rapid antibody based blood tests in clusters or evacuee centres.05 Apr, 2020, 12.08 PM IST
- Low-cost indigenous swab for coronavirus testing developedAs per the guidelines of the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, polymer swab is used for collection of a sample from the upper resp...04 Apr, 2020, 07.05 PM IST
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