‘Sorry, Aishwarya. I got a little swabby.’ Bobby Deol’s hilarious reply to his ‘Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya’ RT-PCR memesAs nasal swab tests or RT-PCR tests became common, this clip garnered several memes.
04 Mar, 2022, 01.50 PM IST
15 things not to do when using a rapid antigen Covid testHere are 15 pitfalls to avoid if you want to get the most out of your rapid antigen test.
13 Feb, 2022, 10.15 AM IST
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
Karnataka reports 21,794 new Covid-19 casesKarnataka on Tuesday reported 21,794 new Covid-19 cases and 149 deaths, baffling the healthcare authorities. The discharges were just about...
20 Apr, 2021, 10.33 PM IST
Scrupulously follow protocols for disposal of COVID-19 test kits, swabs: Delhi HC to AAP govtThe petitioner, Pankaj Mehta, had alleged that used swabs were being "thrown out in public" and "tests were being carried out over a pile o...
07 Dec, 2020, 02.13 PM 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
Self-collected saliva samples could quickly detect asymptomatic Covid-19 cases, according to a studyRapid detection of asymptomatic infected individuals will be critical for preventing Covid-19 outbreaks.
29 Sep, 2020, 04.52 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
Covid-19: Saliva diagnosis emerges as a cheaper, faster method than swab testingThe saliva collection does not involve material such as swabs - which can be in short supply.
29 Aug, 2020, 07.11 PM IST
China faceoff unlikely to impact Covid-19 fightOver the last three months, the Centre has actively encouraged companies to start manufacturing products that they had never produced befor...
21 Jun, 2020, 04.14 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
India brings down corona test swab price to one-tenthAs capacity scales up, India may soon begin to export corona test swabs to other nations.
18 May, 2020, 06.28 AM 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
Testing efforts hit another hurdle as labs face shortage of VTMsThe latest bottleneck to confront the Indian healthcare system in scaling up molecular diagnostic testing for Covid-19 is shortage of tools...
16 Apr, 2020, 09.16 AM 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