Breakthrough COVID-19 infections found in 25 per cent healthcare staff in Delhi: StudyMost infections were unrecognised. The Delta- variant thus causes frequent unrecognised breakthrough infections in adequately immunised sub...
31 Aug, 2021, 05.23 PM IST
Wuhan’s Covid-19 cases may have been 10 times higher: StudyAbout 4.4% of those tested were found to have specific antibodies that can fight off the pathogen that causes Covid-19, indicating they wer...
30 Dec, 2020, 07.21 AM IST
New, accurate & reliable novel Covid-19 antibody test gives results in 20 minutesAntibodies are proteins made by the immune system that recognise and bind to virus antigens.
11 Dec, 2020, 12.10 PM IST
Half of Indians may have had coronavirus by next February, government panel estimates"Our mathematical model estimates that around 30% of the population is currently infected and it could go up to 50% by February," Manindra ...
19 Oct, 2020, 05.17 PM IST
Assam’s sero-survey found 23.7 per cent Seroprevalence in the stateThe study found that 23.7 percent of Assam’s population have been exposed to the coronavirus before mid-August. The survey was done between...
11 Oct, 2020, 08.18 PM IST
One in 15 above 10 years had the coronavirus by AugustOne in 15 people above the age of 10 in India had been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, by August, according to the s...
30 Sep, 2020, 07.05 AM IST
‘India had far more Covid cases than official count’The ICMR’s serological survey suggests that the country may have missed a significant proportion of cases in the first three months of the ...
11 Sep, 2020, 11.56 PM IST
Covid-19: Government shifts focus to virus spread in citiesAs the number of Covid-19 cases continues to increase in India, the health and family welfare ministry has decided to emphasise on serologi...
11 Aug, 2020, 11.34 PM IST
Mumbai Sero Survey suggest half of those in slums already infected and recoveredA serological survey conducted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Niti Aayog and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research showed that...
29 Jul, 2020, 07.42 PM IST
Survey reveals presence of Antibodies: A quarter of Delhi can fight Covid, but how well?In all, 21,387 people across Delhi’s 11 districts underwent the serological survey, which revealed that antibodies were present in 23.5% of...
25 Jul, 2020, 11.01 AM IST
COVID-19: Serological survey to begin in Delhi on Saturday"As per the directives of HM @AmitShah, discussion was done on the serological survey in Delhi, which will be carried out jointly by NCDC a...
26 Jun, 2020, 01.39 PM IST
Looking at 'repurposing' drugs: BioconWe are working to repurpose our novel monoclonal antibody Itolizumab (used in psoriasis) to treat complications caused by Covid-19 infectio...
02 May, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
Syngene International to seek nod for Elisa kits for antibody testThe enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa) test measures immunoglobulin levels and is useful in testing asymptomatic and convalescent pa...
01 May, 2020, 10.31 AM IST
Antibody kits arrive from China, but only for surveillanceThese kits, also known as serological testing kits, are not meant for early diagnosis or detection of the disease, said Raman Gangakhedkar,...
17 Apr, 2020, 07.58 AM IST
COVID-19: Firms shortlisted for rapid antibody testing kitsSingapore-based Sensing Self Ltd and China’s Wondfo are the only companies that have cleared the National Institute of Virology (NIV)’s val...
29 Mar, 2020, 07.40 PM IST
India to begin antibody tests to confirm Covid-19 exposureThis could be used on a mass scale in the community as a specific test for Covid-19.
27 Mar, 2020, 01.36 PM IST
- Chikungunya virus has tendency not to show in common serology test: Ganga Ram Hospital
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here said it had recently found that the Chikungunya virus has a tendency not to show i...
13 Sep, 2016, 11.52 PM IST