Hantavirus scientists were close to vaccine but ran out of moneyScientists in Chile developed antibodies that successfully neutralised the deadly Andes hantavirus in lab and animal studies, raising hopes...
14 May, 2026, 06.53 AM IST
23 cops test COVID-19 positive at Kevadiya ahead of PM Modi's visitOver 5,000 police and State Reserve Police (SRP) personnel from different districts have been deployed in areas surrounding the Statue of U...
30 Oct, 2020, 01.08 PM IST
FDA flags accuracy issue with widely used coronavirus tests in the U.S.The warning comes nearly a month after Connecticut public health officials first reported that at least 90 people had received false positi...
18 Aug, 2020, 08.05 AM IST
Amit Shah, India's Home Minister, tests positive for COVID-1902 Aug, 2020, 05.33 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan tests positive for Covid-19"I had symptoms of COVID-19. In the test report I was found positive. I appeal to all my colleagues that whoever has come in my contact to ...
25 Jul, 2020, 01.36 PM IST
Machines used for testing drug-resistant TB can be now used for confirmation of COVID-19 casesNow, the ICMR has issued revised guidelines for TrueNat testing for COVID-1, saying the "TrueNat system is now a comprehensive assay for sc...
20 May, 2020, 11.56 AM IST
15 inmates, staffer test positive for COVID-19 at Delhi's Rohini jailThe Delhi Prison Department had tested for coronavirus 19 inmates from the barrack of the prisoner whose reports came back positive for the...
16 May, 2020, 04.10 PM IST
Five Air India pilots, two AIESL staff test positive for coronavirus"Five Air India pilots have tested positive for coronavirus. These pilots were tested one after one. We suspect it could be a case of fault...
10 May, 2020, 04.37 PM IST
Mass testing key to fight corona, India no where in game: Rahul GandhiStating that the country has quite low level of testing for coronavirus infection, Rahul Gandhi said with only 149 tests per million popula...
14 Apr, 2020, 04.13 PM IST
SC may modify order on Covid tests by pvt labs, only Ayushman card holders eligible right nowThe government, through Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, suggested this to the court. A scheme, he said, can be formulated for other BPL (Be...
13 Apr, 2020, 05.06 PM IST
The 'phone booths' that are making Covid tests in India easier, quicker and saferIt is low-cost; each costs Rs 15,000-20,000. It is also portable — it can be mounted on a car and transported.
09 Apr, 2020, 06.55 AM IST
Experts looking to modify TB test to track Covid-19 infectionExperts are looking at modifying the cartridge-based nuclei acid amplification test — CBNAAT diagnostic test of GeneXpert — so that it can ...
02 Apr, 2020, 12.10 AM IST
How can you find out if you have Coronavirus? You will have to take one of these 5 testsHere we try to collate the relevant info on how it is being tested and found out if one has caught coronavirus that has already killed in t...
01 Apr, 2020, 10.56 AM IST
Maharashtra orders private labs to stop sample collectionAccording to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) the total number of tests conducted in India on Monday by private labs was 1,334...
01 Apr, 2020, 07.34 AM IST
E-diagnostic firm KlinicApp starts home tests for coronavirus in MumbaiA person is considered to be at risk of having COVID-19 if they have travelled to an area with ongoing community transmission in the last 1...
30 Mar, 2020, 09.45 AM IST
Accredited private labs to be allowed to test for Covid-19Asked whether others who are symptomatic but do not fit the current criteria could be tested too, Bhargava said, “All those who require tes...
17 Mar, 2020, 09.00 AM IST
1st and 2nd confirmatory tests for Covid-19 are free for all citizens: Health MinistryIf you have symptoms or have travelled to countries with coronavirus cases such as Italy and China, you should call to govt helpline number...
15 Mar, 2020, 06.00 PM IST