There has been a surge in demand for self-testing kits as Covid-19 cases rise across the nation.

"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...

A day earlier confusion was created due to misinterpretation of revised guidelines by a civic official who had said that the Brihanmumbai M...

The BMC official said passengers testing positive for coronavirus in the rapid test will then have to undergo routine RT-PCR test, while th...

The Civil Aviation ministry, last week, said that the Air Suvidha portal will be modified to mandatorily pre-book RT-PCR test if they are c...

Two tests -- RT-PCR and rapid antigen tests -- are used to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID.

Stating that since 2 per cent of the total flight passengers are required to undergo RT-PCR test post-arrival testing at random at CSMIA on...

This follows the World Health Organization's announcement that Omicron (B.1.1.529) has been classified as a COVID-19 Variant of Concern, it...

Following reports of the Omicron variant of coronavirus last week, authorities and firms across India have moved quickly to shield against ...

Doctors across the state are coming across an increasing number of cases where patients test negative in RT-PCR but their high-resolution C...

The increase in retesting numbers came after Special Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) Udit Prakash Rai issued a directive to all distr...

Maharashtra does about 50,000 RT-PCR tests daily out of the nearly 90,000 tests done in the state, the rest being rapid antigen tests. It i...

If someone has symptoms, he/she should be retested. The idea is that no positive Covid-19 cases are missed.

The ministry noted that symptomatic cases tested negative by RATs are not followed up by RT-PCR testing in some large states. The idea is t...

The more expensive RT-PCR test is considered the gold standard in detecting Covid-19 infections. Of the 42,458 tests done on August 3, 29,4...

The experts feel that the rapid antigen test has changed the script for the national capital due to its affordability, quicker result and i...

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday issued the advisory to start rapid antibody based blood tests for COVID-19 in are...