TAC recommends daily tests to be limited to 75,000 under revised testing strategy
2 years, 10 months ago

TAC recommends daily tests to be limited to 75,000 under revised testing strategy

The Hindu  

In view of a steady decline in the incidence of COVID-19 cases and Test Positivity Rate, both in districts and the capital, the COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee has recommended that Karnataka can reduce its testing target to 75,000 from the current daily tests of around 1.2 lakh. “Indian Council of Medical Research’s guidelines on purposive testing strategy of COVID-19 issued on January 10, 2022 should be duly followed and only symptomatic persons should be tested,” stated the TAC’s report. No test before surgeries Taking a cue from AIIMS, New Delhi, and PGIMER, Chandigarh, where screening of asymptomatic patients for COVID-19 before admission, surgeries, procedures, and investigations were stopped from February 10, the State’s TAC has recommended that a similar system should be put in place in both government and private hospitals in Karnataka too. Arundathi Chandrashekar, State Mission Director, National Health Mission, said a circular on the revised testing targets and no requirement of COVID-19 test before surgeries will be issued in a day or two.

Karnataka Testing State Tac Daily Tests  state  recommends  patients  symptomatic  recommended  testing  test  karnataka  75000  strategy  limited  covid19  revised  daily  tests  tac

History of this topic

Karnataka to increase COVID-19 testing to 5,000 a day, issues guidelines for genome sequencing
1 year ago

Karnataka to increase COVID-19 testing to 5,000 a day, issues guidelines for genome sequencing

The Hindu  

The State has decided to increase testing and Whole Genome Sequencing of positive cases, as it gears up to navigate a possible COVID-19 upsurge again due to the JN.1 subvariant prevalent in the neighbouring State of Kerala. Guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to all the States on Monday, December 18, recommended “ensuring adequate testing …

All RT-PCR labs in Andhra Pradesh to be activated, minimum 1,000 COVID-19 tests to be done daily
1 year ago

All RT-PCR labs in Andhra Pradesh to be activated, minimum 1,000 COVID-19 tests to be done daily

The Hindu  

Following an uptick in coronavirus cases in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh Health, Medical and Family Welfare Commissioner and National Health Mission Director J. Nivas has said COVID-19 testing will start immediately in the State and that a minimum of 1,000 RT-PCR tests will be done daily. NivasHealth, Medical and Family Welfare Commissioner Mr. Nivas said Rapid Antigen Test Kits would be …

Centre Asks States to Stay Alert As Covid-19 Cases Cross 6000-mark, Conduct Mock Drills
1 year, 9 months ago

Centre Asks States to Stay Alert As Covid-19 Cases Cross 6000-mark, Conduct Mock Drills

News 18  

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday chaired a high-level meeting to discuss the surge in Covid-19 cases in the country and advised states to remain vigilant and prepare for effective management of the virus. During a virtual meeting with state health ministers, principal, and additional chief secretaries, Mandaviya emphasised the need to identify emergency hotspots through the monitoring of …

Ramp up Covid testing to stay alert: Centre to states
1 year, 9 months ago

Ramp up Covid testing to stay alert: Centre to states

Hindustan Times  

The Union government on Saturday directed states to increase testing for Covid-19 as per the World Health Organization’s guidelines to effectively check any increase in its spread, people familiar with the matter said. “In the past several weeks, in some states Covid-19 testing has declined and the current testing levels are insufficient as compared to the standards prescribed by WHO,” …

Health ministry directs states to accelerate the pace of Covid-19 testing
1 year, 9 months ago

Health ministry directs states to accelerate the pace of Covid-19 testing

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: With the spike in Covid and influenza cases across the country, the Central government has directed all the states and union territories to accelerate the pace of Covid-19 testing as a declining trend has been noticed in some states. In a joint advisory issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research and health ministry, “ln the past several …

COVID-19 tests down, need to be scaled up, says government
1 year, 9 months ago

COVID-19 tests down, need to be scaled up, says government

The Hindu  

The Health Ministry on Saturday warned that at a time when the country was registering a sustained increase in the trajectory of COVID-19 cases in some States, COVID-19 testing had declined. In its advisory, the Ministry said that testing at the level of districts and blocks also varied, with some States heavily relying on the less sensitive rapid antigen tests. …

Fresh COVID-19 advisory issued in Uttarakhand following rise in infections
2 years, 5 months ago

Fresh COVID-19 advisory issued in Uttarakhand following rise in infections

Firstpost  

The advisory puts emphasis on the five-point strategy of testing, surveillance, treatment, vaccination and compliance of COVID-19-appropriate behaviour to stop the spread Dehradun: With COVID-19 cases on the rise again, a fresh advisory was issued on Monday putting emphasis on the five-point strategy of testing, surveillance, treatment, vaccination and compliance of COVID-19-appropriate behaviour to stop the spread. Adequate availability of …

India’s COVID cases hit 8-month high, experts say peak weeks away
2 years, 11 months ago

India’s COVID cases hit 8-month high, experts say peak weeks away

Al Jazeera  

Government scientist warns it will take weeks before hospitalisations and deaths data will show how severe the latest wave will be. India has reported new coronavirus infections at an eight-month high as a government scientist warns it will take weeks before data on hospitalisations and deaths will show how severe the latest wave driven by the Omicron variant will be. …

AP yet to enhance RT-PCR tests to check Covid-19
2 years, 11 months ago

AP yet to enhance RT-PCR tests to check Covid-19

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Though the centre has urged states and union territories to enhance Covid-19 tests, Andhra Pradesh government appears not yet fully geared to speed up RT-PCR tests. Strangely, the number of swab samples being collected presently is 20 per PHC, which comes as a surprise, as it delays the number of people being subject to RT-PCR tests. In addition, the …

An epidemiologically sound testing strategy
2 years, 11 months ago

An epidemiologically sound testing strategy

The Hindu  

On January 10, 2022, the Indian Council of Medical Research released an Advisory on Purposive Testing Strategy for COVID-19 in India. The latest COVID-19 testing strategy replaces the previous advisory, released on September 4, 2020 and inter alia, had the provision of COVID-19 testing on demand for ‘all individuals who wish to get themselves tested’. India, following this approach, ramped …

Counting Daily Covid Cases Futile, ICMR Move to Only Test High-Risk Contacts Sensible: Experts
2 years, 11 months ago

Counting Daily Covid Cases Futile, ICMR Move to Only Test High-Risk Contacts Sensible: Experts

News 18  

Moving away from the ‘test, track and treat’ strategy, the country’s apex medical research institute, the Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday said that contacts of coronavirus patients are not required to undertake a Covid test. The number of cases will not mean anything except creating panic and inducing regressive measures to pull back the growth of the economy,” …

NSW Health prioritises 'clinically urgent' testing as COVID-19 daily case tally nearly doubles to 11,201
3 years ago

NSW Health prioritises 'clinically urgent' testing as COVID-19 daily case tally nearly doubles to 11,201

ABC  

NSW Health will prioritise COVID-19 testing for "clinically urgent" cases as the daily infection tally in the state almost doubles in a day, with 11,201 cases and three deaths recorded. Key points: Yesterday, the state recorded 6,062 cases from 93,581 swabs Many testing sites across NSW continue to operate with reduced hours or have not reopened QLD will scrap its …

Queensland records 1,158 new COVID-19 cases as Health Minister says day five testing to be scrapped
3 years ago

Queensland records 1,158 new COVID-19 cases as Health Minister says day five testing to be scrapped

ABC  

Queensland has axed the requirement for travellers to get a PCR test on their fifth day in the state, with anyone currently lining up for the test told they can leave. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per cent …

Conduct 15,000 swab tests daily, Angara tells officials
3 years, 4 months ago

Conduct 15,000 swab tests daily, Angara tells officials

The Hindu  

Asking Health Department staff to increase the number swab tests to 15,000 daily, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge Minister S. Angara said on Monday that the staff should work in tandem with elected representatives, ASHAs, anganwadi workers and volunteers to ensure that those in home quarantine strictly complied with quarantine norms. Reviewing the COVID-19 situation in Dakshina Kannada, Mr. Angara said …

With 46,759 Covid-19 cases, India sees highest single-day rise in 2 months
3 years, 4 months ago

With 46,759 Covid-19 cases, India sees highest single-day rise in 2 months

Hindustan Times  

India on Saturday reported 46,759 new cases of coronavirus disease—the highest in nearly two months—pushed mainly by the surge in Kerala, according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare. Active cases constitute 1.06 per cent of total cases, the lowest since March 2020, and the national Covid-19 recovery rate stands 97.6 per cent, the Union health ministry said. …

Karnataka revises COVID-19 testing strategy
3 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka revises COVID-19 testing strategy

The Hindu  

In the wake of a possible third wave of COVID-19, Karnataka has revised its testing strategy. According to a circular issued by Arundathi Chandrashekar, State Mission Director, National Health Mission, 70% of the daily tests should be using the RT-PCR method, considered the gold standard with negligible chances of a false report. At least 10% of the daily tests should …

India achieves milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID tests: ICMR
3 years, 6 months ago

India achieves milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID tests: ICMR

India TV News  

India has achieved the milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID-19 tests, with the average of more than 18 lakh tests per day in the month of June, the ICMR said on Saturday. ICMR has been enhancing COVID-19 testing capability across the country by expanding and diversifying testing capacity by leveraging technology and facilitating innovation in affordable diagnostic kits," the Indian …

India achieves milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID-19 tests: ICMR
3 years, 6 months ago

India achieves milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID-19 tests: ICMR

The Hindu  

India has achieved the milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID-19 tests, with the average of more than 18 lakh tests per day in the month of June, the ICMR said on Saturday, June 26, 2021. ICMR has been enhancing COVID-19 testing capability across the country by expanding and diversifying testing capacity by leveraging technology and facilitating innovation in affordable diagnostic …

Nervous wait for the Northern Territory, with more than 10,000 to be tested for COVID
3 years, 7 months ago

Nervous wait for the Northern Territory, with more than 10,000 to be tested for COVID

ABC  

The Northern Territory could be in for a nervous couple of days, as authorities work to test more than 10,000 people to see if COVID-19 has arrived from Melbourne hotspots. Key points: A new facility has been opened in Darwin to deal with the backlog of thousands needing COVID tests The NT declared Greater Melbourne and Bendigo hotspots on Thursday …

Aim to ramp up daily testing capacity for Covid-19 to 45 lakh by June-end: Centre
3 years, 7 months ago

Aim to ramp up daily testing capacity for Covid-19 to 45 lakh by June-end: Centre

India Today  

The government aims to ramp up India's daily testing capacity for Covid-19 to 45 lakh by end of June from the current capacity of 16-20 lakh per day, the Centre said on Thursday as a record 20.55 lakh tests were conducted in a span of 24 hours. READ: Covid-19 Home Testing using Rapid Antigen Tests : All you need to …

India approves home test for Covid-19, to cost ₹250 per kit
3 years, 7 months ago

India approves home test for Covid-19, to cost ₹250 per kit

Hindustan Times  

India approved on Wednesday the first home test for Covid-19, allowing people to buy a kit that costs ₹250 and gives results within 15 minutes. The kit, manufactured by Pune-based Mylab Discovery Solutions Ltd, is a rapid antigen test that should be used only by those who have Covid-19 symptoms or had close contact with an infected person, the Indian …

Coronavirus | Testing and the importance of low positivity rate
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Testing and the importance of low positivity rate

The Hindu  

Early detection and isolation of potentially infectious individuals are the keys to successfully fighting a viral pandemic. However, an analysis of the progression of India’s COVID-19 cases and testing reveals that the growth of testing lagged behind that of cases during the pre-peak phase of both the first and the second wave. At the end of the first wave of …

Testing fails to keep up as caseload soars
3 years, 8 months ago

Testing fails to keep up as caseload soars

Live Mint  

India’s covid-19 testing capacity has less than doubled in the past month, even as daily cases have jumped sixfold, a Mint analysis of government data shows. The slow growth in testing, along with an increased infection rate, has bumped up India’s overall positivity rate to an all-time high of 20% as of Monday, from 4% a month ago. Source: Covid19india …

Testing Delays Reported in UP as Second Wave of Covid-19 Rages, Labs Cite Administration Orders
3 years, 8 months ago

Testing Delays Reported in UP as Second Wave of Covid-19 Rages, Labs Cite Administration Orders

News 18  

Several pathology facilities have been ordered to “disallow” conducting tests by the administration in Uttar Pradesh even as the second wave of the Covid-19 infection continues to rage in the country. Sample collection centres of pathogical centers like Dr Lal Path-Labs and SRL Diagnostics have said that they had had to stop collecting samples for Covid-19 testing for close to …

Uttarakhand conducts highest-ever weekly tests with over 99,000 Covid-19 samples
4 years ago

Uttarakhand conducts highest-ever weekly tests with over 99,000 Covid-19 samples

Hindustan Times  

With Uttarakhand completing 40 weeks this weekend since the first Covid-19 case was reported in the state, analysis of health department data shows that the highest ever weekly tests were conducted last week. According to official records of the state health department, over 99,000 Covid-19 tests were conducted between December 13-19. Anoop Nautiyal, founder of Dehradun-based think-tank Social Development for …

Spike in Covid-19 tests last week
4 years, 1 month ago

Spike in Covid-19 tests last week

NL Times  

Over 25 thousand more people scheduled their own test for a SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection last week compared to the previous week. The organization has carried out almost 2.2 million tests since then, and 4.1 million tests since June 1, the date in which testing was made available to the general public. The rate in which people last week tested positive …

Covid-19 tests in India cross 13 cr-mark, nearly 1 cr tests conducted in 10 days: Govt
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19 tests in India cross 13 cr-mark, nearly 1 cr tests conducted in 10 days: Govt

Live Mint  

In fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic, India has crossed yet another landmark milestone with more than 13 crore tests. Taking to Twitter, the ministry of health and family welfare wrote, "India has crossed the landmark milestone of 13 crore tests. The last 1 crore tests conducted in just ten days." Over 10 lakh tests conducted daily An average of …

Bengaluru: Students, teachers should present COVID negative result for college classes. Details here
4 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru: Students, teachers should present COVID negative result for college classes. Details here

India TV News  

Bengaluru has allowed the reopening of colleges and only those students and teachers who test COVID-19 negative would be allowed for classes, as per when the colleges reopen. In a Monday statement, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahangara Palika Commissioner N. Manjunatha Prasad said, "As per the guidelines and standard operating procedure of the University Grants Commission and the state government, students, teachers …

Ahead of Diwali, Survey Shows 1/3rd of Chennai Exposed to COVID-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Ahead of Diwali, Survey Shows 1/3rd of Chennai Exposed to COVID-19

The Quint  

Several experts said that there could be a surge in cases soon in Chennai as many are flouting social distancing norms. There are 197 COVID -19 testing facilities in the state, which has one of the highest number of persons tested everyday, with 90,19,152 persons tested so far. “Very soon, we can see another surge with cases multiplying not just …

Covid testing capacity expanded to 51,000 tests per day; Health services not ready
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid testing capacity expanded to 51,000 tests per day; Health services not ready

NL Times  

Laboratory capacity in the Netherlands has been expanded. The labs now have sufficient test materials to perform over 51 thousand Covid-19 tests per day, an increase of 20 thousand tests per day compared to last week. The aim is as quickly as possible, but it is a mega operation," a spokesperson for GGD GHOR Nederland, the umbrella organization for the …

India exceeds WHO advisory on per day COVID testing by almost 6 times
4 years, 3 months ago

India exceeds WHO advisory on per day COVID testing by almost 6 times

India TV News  

India has exceeded the 140 tests per day for per million population, as advised by the World Health Organization for comprehensive surveillance, of COVID-19 by nearly six times, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. "WHO in its Guidance Note on "Public Health Criteria to Adjust Public Health and Social Measures in the Context of COVID-19" has …

India's Coronavirus Testing Rate Six Times Above WHO Recommendation, Govt Tells Lok Sabha
4 years, 3 months ago

India's Coronavirus Testing Rate Six Times Above WHO Recommendation, Govt Tells Lok Sabha

News 18  

India is conducting COVID-19 tests at a rate of 875 per million population per day, which is more than six times the figure recommended by the WHO, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. The World Health Organization has recommended testing of 0.14 samples per day per 1,000 population or 140 tests per day per million population, Union Minister of State …

ICMR revises Covid-19 testing strategy, recommends 'tests on demand'
4 years, 4 months ago

ICMR revises Covid-19 testing strategy, recommends 'tests on demand'

India Today  

ICMR on Friday changed its strategy on Covid-19 testing. In addition, the advisory also recommends testing on-demand which means that anyone who wishes to get tested for Covid-19 must be allowed to do so. Within containment zones In its advisory, ICMR suggested that all asymptomatic cases, including healthcare workers and frontline workers operating in containment zones, must be tested. It …

Covid tests spike to record high; Get tested only with symptoms: GGD
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid tests spike to record high; Get tested only with symptoms: GGD

NL Times  

The number of people who booked an appointment to be tested for the coronavirus last week increased by 40 percent compared to the week before. But the regional GGD health services reported testing many people with no symptoms, putting extra pressure on the already overworked staff, the Ministry of Public Health said on Monday. "In order to make optimal use …

Coronavirus Tests in India Cross 3 Crore-mark, Says Health Ministry
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus Tests in India Cross 3 Crore-mark, Says Health Ministry

News 18  

The total number of tests for detection of COVID-19 has crossed the 3 crore-mark in India, with the Union Health ministry asserting on Monday that the "new landmark" has been achieved due to expanded diagnostic lab network and facilitation for easy testing across the country. "With 7,31,697 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, India is on its resolved drive …

Daily Covid-19 tests inch closer to targeted 1 million mark
4 years, 4 months ago

Daily Covid-19 tests inch closer to targeted 1 million mark

Hindustan Times  

India tested in excess of 800,000 samples for the coronavirus disease on Wednesday, inching closer to its target of conducting a million tests a day even as infections of the viral disease have continued to mount steadily. In total, India has performed 26.8 million tests since January 22 when Covid-19 testing started with one lab at the Indian Council of …

Centre Asks States to Not Get 'Overawed' by Rise in Daily Covid-19 Cases, Test Aggressively
4 years, 4 months ago

Centre Asks States to Not Get 'Overawed' by Rise in Daily Covid-19 Cases, Test Aggressively

News 18  

Amid a spurt in COVID-19 cases, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday asked states to not get "overawed" by the rise in the number of infections but focus on aggressive testing, comprehensive tracing and tracking and efficient treatment of patients. At a press briefing, Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said active cases, which comprised 88.83 per cent of the total …

India's Covid-19 Recovery Rate Rises to 67.19 Percent, Case Fatality Drops to 2.09 Percent: Govt
4 years, 5 months ago

India's Covid-19 Recovery Rate Rises to 67.19 Percent, Case Fatality Drops to 2.09 Percent: Govt

News 18  

A total of 51,706 patients have recuperated from COVID-19 in India in a span of 24 hours, the highest in a day, pushing the recovery rate to 67.19 per cent on Wednesday while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 2.09 per cent, the Union health ministry said. Due to the record highest daily recoveries, the active cases have …

Britain to Roll Out Millions of 90-minute Coronavirus Tests to Boost Capacity
4 years, 5 months ago

Britain to Roll Out Millions of 90-minute Coronavirus Tests to Boost Capacity

News 18  

Millions of COVID-19 tests able to detect the virus within 90 minutes will be rolled out to British hospitals, care homes and laboratories to boost capacity in the coming months, the country’s health minister said on Monday. “The fact these tests can detect flu, as well as COVID-19, will be hugely beneficial as we head into winter, so patients can …

India doing around 5 lakh Covid-19 tests daily, plan to double it in next 1-2 months: Harsh Vardhan
4 years, 5 months ago

India doing around 5 lakh Covid-19 tests daily, plan to double it in next 1-2 months: Harsh Vardhan

Live Mint  

Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that India is doing 5 lakh tests for coronavirus daily and that there are plans to double the number of tests in the next one to two months. About ramping up health infrastructure in the country, the minister said six months ago India was importing ventilators, but it has now developed a …

Plan to Increase Covid-19 tests to 10 Lakh Per Day in 1-2 Months: Harsh Vardhan
4 years, 5 months ago

Plan to Increase Covid-19 tests to 10 Lakh Per Day in 1-2 Months: Harsh Vardhan

News 18  

India is currently conducting around five lakh COVID-19 tests every day and the plan is to double the number in next one-two months, Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday. During the launch of a compendium on 'Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Technologies for COVID-19 Mitigation', Vardhan, who is also the Union health minister, said the …

Why Kerala should increase COVID-19 testing
4 years, 5 months ago

Why Kerala should increase COVID-19 testing

Deccan Chronicle  

Kerala, which attained global acclaim for its successful model of global pandemic management, is witnessing exponential growth in the number of positive cases in last couple of weeks. As the state is in the third phase of pandemic outbreak when the virus transmission is centered in active clusters, experts stress the need to increase the number of COVID-19 testing to …

Coronavirus | India hikes testing capacity to over 4 lakh a day
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus | India hikes testing capacity to over 4 lakh a day

The Hindu  

India has now hiked its coronavirus sample testing capacity to over 4 lakh tests per day with 4,20,898 samples tested in the last 24 hours, according to a release issued by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. “Aggressive testing may lead to a higher number of daily positive cases initially but would eventually achieve a decline as has been demonstrated …

India conducts record Covid-19 tests in a day
4 years, 5 months ago

India conducts record Covid-19 tests in a day

Live Mint  

India on Friday conducted a record 4, 20,898 covid-19 tests throughout the length and the breadth of the country. Thanks to effective management the case fatality rate in India is one of the lowest in the world and continues to decline and currently stands at 2.35% from 2.49% a few days ago. India's current recovery rate of 63.54% and continues …

Coronavirus | India’s tests per million see steady rise since adoption of ‘test, track and treat’ strategy, says Health Ministry
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus | India’s tests per million see steady rise since adoption of ‘test, track and treat’ strategy, says Health Ministry

The Hindu  

For the third day in a row, the number of coronavirus recoveries in a 24-hour span saw another record high, with 34,602 patients having recuperated pushing the recovery rate to 63.45%, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. The Ministry said as a result of constantly growing number of recoveries, the recovered patients outnumber the active cases by 3,77,073. “This …

Coronavirus | Ramp up COVID-19 testing, Health Ministry tells States, UTs
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus | Ramp up COVID-19 testing, Health Ministry tells States, UTs

The Hindu  

The total number of people being tested for COVID-19 in the country would soon touch one crore, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. “This shall effectively take COVID-19 tests to the people’s doorsteps in high incidence areas to collect samples of all symptomatic individuals as well as their contacts, and get those samples tested by using rapid antigen tests,” the …

As Delhi Surpasses Mumbai For Highest Number of Cases, Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Submit An Action Plan To Ramp Up Testing [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

As Delhi Surpasses Mumbai For Highest Number of Cases, Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Submit An Action Plan To Ramp Up Testing [Read Order]

Live Law  

As Delhi tops the list of cities having the highest number of COVID19 cases in India, the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to submit a status report highlighting the action plan undertaken to ramp up testing in the national capital. During the proceedings, the Delhi Government submitted the report of the committee constituted by the LG of …

ICMR validates country’s 1,000th COVID testing lab, RT-PCR tests cross 7 million
4 years, 6 months ago

ICMR validates country’s 1,000th COVID testing lab, RT-PCR tests cross 7 million

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With an aim to intensify COVID-19 testing across the country, the ICMR on Tuesday validated the 1,000th testing laboratory, while the number of RT-PCR tests for detection of the disease crossed the seven million-mark. Out of these 1,000 COVID-19 testing laboratories, 730 are in government setups and 270 laboratories are in the private sector. Through increased testing, we …

Coronavirus | India ramps up testing capacity
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus | India ramps up testing capacity

The Hindu  

India has ramped up capacity to test up to three lakh samples per day for novel coronavirus infection, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Advisory issued The Health Ministry also explained that to make COVID-19 testing more affordable and increase the volume of testing without losing reliability, sensitivity and specificity, the Indian Council of Medical Research has issued an advisory …

Discover Related