ICMR approves IIT-Delhi's low-cost COVID-19 test kit Corosure, will cost Rs 650 and delivers results in three hours
4 years, 5 months ago

ICMR approves IIT-Delhi's low-cost COVID-19 test kit Corosure, will cost Rs 650 and delivers results in three hours

Firstpost  

IIT Delhi has given non-exclusive open licence to 10 companies for commercialising the test with a price rider of R 500 for the assay needed for testing. HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched the test kit named “Corosure” which will now be available for use at authorised testing labs. IIT Delhi, which became the first academic institute to get ICMR nod for a COVID-19 testing method, gave non-exclusive open licence to 10 companies for commercialising the test, but with a price rider of R 500 for the assay needed for testing. According to the team at IIT Delhi, the current testing methods available are “probe-based”, while the one developed by them is a “probe-free” method, which reduces the testing cost without compromising on accuracy. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Pokhriyal said that Corosure, COVID-19 Diagnostic Kit developed by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is a step towards Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of a self-reliant India.

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Delhi slashes RT-PCR, RAT Covid test prices at private labs. Full details here
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi slashes RT-PCR, RAT Covid test prices at private labs. Full details here

Live Mint  

Amid a significant drop in Covid-19 cases across the national capital, the Delhi government today fixed the maximum price for the RT-PCR COVID-19 tests at private laboratories between ₹300 and ₹500 for RT-PCR samples collected from home, the state health department said in a notification. The rates for "conventional RT-PCR test wherein samples are collected by the government teams and …

List of at home Covid-19 self-testing kits: How to use and all you need to know about
2 years, 11 months ago

List of at home Covid-19 self-testing kits: How to use and all you need to know about

India Today  

The demand for at-home self-testing kits has gone up amid the rising cases of the new variant. List of at home Covid-19 self-testing kits approved by ICMR Mylab CoviSelf: This kit is available online and the starting price is Rs 250. List of at home COVID-19 self-testing Kits: Steps for how to use Find a clean sanitised surface to place …

ICMR approves India-made kit to detect Omicron
3 years ago

ICMR approves India-made kit to detect Omicron

The Hindu  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has approved a testing kit for detecting the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Responsibility for batch-to-batch consistency lies with the manufacturer.” The kit currently in use to detect Omicron in India has been developed by the U.S.-based scientific instrumentation company Thermo Fisher. India’s COVID-19 tally continued its rise on Tuesday with the country …

ICMR designs kit for Omicron detection; invites EOI from manufacturers for its commercialisation
3 years ago

ICMR designs kit for Omicron detection; invites EOI from manufacturers for its commercialisation

The Hindu  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has designed a diagnostic kit for detection of Omicron variant of the coronavirus and has invited Expression of Interest from in vitro diagnostics kit manufacturers for undertaking transfer of technology for its development and commercialisation. ICMR is lawfully entitled to enter into any form of non-exclusive license agreements with selected manufacturer/manufacturers, including transfer of …

ICMR team designs kit to detect Omicron variant in 2 hours
3 years ago

ICMR team designs kit to detect Omicron variant in 2 hours

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has designed a testing kit that will be able to detect the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a couple of hours, a report has said. A team of scientists of the Regional Medical Research Centre for the Northeast region led by scientist Dr Biswajyoti Borkakoty has developed the testing kit, which can detect …

Delhi: RT-PCR accounted for over 70% of total Covid tests conducted in last 3 months
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: RT-PCR accounted for over 70% of total Covid tests conducted in last 3 months

India Today  

RT-PCR tests accounted for over 70 per cent of the total tests conducted to detect coronavirus in Delhi in the last three months, according to government data. RT-PCR tests accounted for 71.42 per cent of the total 21.88 lakh tests conducted in June and 75.17 per cent of the 21.41 lakh tests conducted in May. In February, March and April; …

RT-PCR Accounted for Over 70% of Total Covid Tests Conducted in Delhi in Last 3 Months
3 years, 5 months ago

RT-PCR Accounted for Over 70% of Total Covid Tests Conducted in Delhi in Last 3 Months

News 18  

RT-PCR tests accounted for over 70 per cent of the total tests conducted to detect coronavirus in Delhi in the last three months, according to government data. RT-PCR tests accounted for 71.42 per cent of the total 21.88 lakh tests conducted in June and 75.17 per cent of the 21.41 lakh tests conducted in May. In February, March and April; …

Delhi Slashes Covid-19 Testing Rates; RT-PCR, RAT to Now Cost Rs 300
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi Slashes Covid-19 Testing Rates; RT-PCR, RAT to Now Cost Rs 300

News 18  

The Delhi government on Wednesday slashed the prices of RT-PCR coronavirus tests, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeting that the drastically reduced testing rates will help the common man. According to the order issued, RT-PCR tests — the most accurate test to detect the virus — will now cost Rs 300 in Delhi when the samples are collected by government …

Delhi govt slashes rates of Covid tests, RT-PCR to cost Rs 500 now
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi govt slashes rates of Covid tests, RT-PCR to cost Rs 500 now

India Today  

The Delhi government on Wednesday reduced the cost of Covid-19 tests in the union territory. All laboratories and private hospitals that conduct Covid-19 tests have been instructed by the Delhi government to display the new rates within 24 hours. He wrote, "Delhi government drastically reduced Corona test rates. pic.twitter.com/00BJxGddjW — Arvind Kejriwal August 4, 2021 The government has also instructed …

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 …

Now, Test Yourself for Covid in 15 Minutes at Home: 'CoviSelf' to be Available at Pharmacies, Online
3 years, 7 months ago

Now, Test Yourself for Covid in 15 Minutes at Home: 'CoviSelf' to be Available at Pharmacies, Online

News 18  

A Pune-based diagnostics firm has commenced the shipping of Covid-19 self-test kits, called ‘CoviSelf’. The ICMR had in May granted approval to the firm for its new self-use rapid home-test kit for Covid-19 with results available in just 15 minutes. Named ‘CoviSelf’, the country’s first Covid-19 home-test kit, priced at Rs 250, has been developed by Mylab Discovery Solutions. Mylab …

Covid-19 self-testing kit to be in market next week: Here is how to use it
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 self-testing kit to be in market next week: Here is how to use it

Hindustan Times  

A home-based coronavirus testing kit by Pune-based company Mylab Discovery Solutions was launched in India a day after the Indian Council of Medical Research gave its nod for its use. ICMR DG explains how to take test Mylab is currently manufacturing seven million test kits per week, it said in a statement. - A positive test will take 5 to …

COVID-19 home test kit approved; symptomatic people testing negative should go for RT-PCR, says ICMR
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 home test kit approved; symptomatic people testing negative should go for RT-PCR, says ICMR

Firstpost  

The ICMR said the RAT kits should be used only on symptomatic individuals and on immediate contacts of laboratory-confirmed positive cases New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research on Wednesday approved a home-based rapid antigen testing kit for COVID-19, which it advised should be used only on symptomatic individuals and on immediate contacts of laboratory-confirmed positive cases. The country’s …

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 …

Home testing kit for Covid-19 gets ICMR nod. Watch how to test yourself
3 years, 7 months ago

Home testing kit for Covid-19 gets ICMR nod. Watch how to test yourself

India Today  

ICMR has approved a home-based testing kit for Covid-19. It is a home rapid antigen testing kit, which is advisable only for symptomatic individuals and people who have come in contact with lab-tested Covid positive people. WATCH HOW TO TEST USING THE SELF-TESTING KIT So far, only one company --- Mylab Discovery Solutions Ltd --- has been approved in India. …

ICMR okays new RT-PCR kit with ‘high accuracy’
3 years, 7 months ago

ICMR okays new RT-PCR kit with ‘high accuracy’

Hindustan Times  

Using a gene that is least likely to mutate, the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology in Kerala have developed a new RT-PCR kit that they say has a higher accuracy in detecting Covid-19. RT-PCR tests amplify the genetic material of the virus found on swab samples, extract it and check for specific fragments to give a …

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 …

From Testing Kits to Anti-COVID Gears: What Education Institutes Contributed to Fight Against Coronavirus
3 years, 7 months ago

From Testing Kits to Anti-COVID Gears: What Education Institutes Contributed to Fight Against Coronavirus

News 18  

As India is battling COVID-19, the universities and higher education institutes across the country have joined the fight against the pandemic. Let’s look at what Education Institutes have Contributed to India’s Fight Against COVID-19 IIM Lucknow’s Information Portal: Amrita Singh, a software engineer and a student of IIM Lucknow has developed a web portal offering a list of initiatives to …

Covid-19: Hyderabad-based CCMB Develops Dry Swab RT-PCR Kit, Method Can Ramp up Testing
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: Hyderabad-based CCMB Develops Dry Swab RT-PCR Kit, Method Can Ramp up Testing

News 18  

A dry swab-based direct RT-PCR method of COVID-19 testing, developed by CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, and approved by ICMR can now be adopted in testing labs of the country. The method is easier to carry out than the current procedures, and can ramp up testing by two three fold using the current infrastructure in the testing labs. …

Covid positivity rate should decelerate in next two weeks: Delhi Health Minister
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid positivity rate should decelerate in next two weeks: Delhi Health Minister

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The COVID-19 positivity rate in the national capital has fallen by a margin of nearly 55 per cent since early November and it should reduce further in the next two weeks, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Tuesday. Delhi recorded 3,726 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, the lowest in 15 days, while the daily death toll crossed …

ICMR approves 'simple and fast' Covid-19 testing method that can help ramp up number of RT-PCR tests
4 years, 1 month ago

ICMR approves 'simple and fast' Covid-19 testing method that can help ramp up number of RT-PCR tests

India Today  

The Indian Council for Medical Research has approved a simple and fast method for Covid-19 testing, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research said on Saturday. The method -- Dry Swab-Direct RT-PCR -- developed by CSIR's Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad, is a variation of the existing gold standard RT-PCR method and can easily scale up the …

ICMR approves CCMB Hyderabad's new Covid-19 testing method
4 years, 1 month ago

ICMR approves CCMB Hyderabad's new Covid-19 testing method

India Today  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has approved a dry swab, RNA extraction-free testing method for Covid-19 that has been developed by the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad. In the conventional testing method, nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swab samples are transported to testing centres, sometimes even hundreds of km away. CCMB researchers found that VTM can be totally …

COVID-19 in Delhi: 3.7 lakh surveyed, first time RT-PCR tests more than antigen tests
4 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 in Delhi: 3.7 lakh surveyed, first time RT-PCR tests more than antigen tests

India TV News  

For the first time, the number of RT-PCR tests in Delhi has exceeded the number of rapid antigen tests, while over 3.7 lakh people have been surveyed as part of the efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus in the national capital, the Union Home Ministry said on Sunday. Amid the spurt in coronavirus cases in Delhi, Union Home Minister …

Delhi health teams to visit home isolation patients, RT-PCR testing hiked: Key Updates
4 years, 1 month ago

Delhi health teams to visit home isolation patients, RT-PCR testing hiked: Key Updates

Live Mint  

With 111 coronavirus deaths reported in Delhi, the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government directs district health teams to visit patients who are in home isolation to ensure that they follow all Covid-19 norms. The Delhi government has also increased the RT-PCR testing capacity to over 37,000 tests per day. 2) The AAP government has directed district officials to visit patients who …

Covid-19: ICMR increases RT-PCR testing capacity in Delhi on Shah’s directions
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19: ICMR increases RT-PCR testing capacity in Delhi on Shah’s directions

Live Mint  

To enhance Delhi's Covid-19 testing facilities, Indian Council of Medical Research has increased RT-PCR testing capacity from 27,000 tests per day to 37,200 RT-PCR tests per day on directions from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, said the Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday. "ICMR has increased RT-PCR testing capacity from 27,000 tests/day to 37,200 RT-PCR tests per day on. 30,735 …

COVID-19 testing kit COVIRAP by IIT-Kharagpur gets ICMR approval, to cost ₹500
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 testing kit COVIRAP by IIT-Kharagpur gets ICMR approval, to cost ₹500

Live Mint  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has recently approved COVIRAP, a low-cost locally made device for detecting coronavirus. "This innovation has made high-quality and accurate COVID testing affordable for the common people with a testing cost of around ₹500 which can further be reduced through government intervention," Union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said. "This machine can be developed at a …

Coronavirus | ICMR approves low-cost testing method developed by IIT Kharagpur
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus | ICMR approves low-cost testing method developed by IIT Kharagpur

The Hindu  

A new coronavirus diagnostic method, using a low-cost portable unit developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research after testing with patient samples showed an accuracy level slightly lower than the gold standard RT-PCR method at a fraction of the cost. In parallel testing with 200 samples containing …

Pvt Firm Supplies 12.5 Lakh 'Sub-standard' RT-PCR Test Kits to Maharashtra, Minister Promises Action
4 years, 2 months ago

Pvt Firm Supplies 12.5 Lakh 'Sub-standard' RT-PCR Test Kits to Maharashtra, Minister Promises Action

News 18  

Maharashtra received 12.50 lakh sub-standard RT-PCR Covid-19 testing kits from GCC Biotech Ltd, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Tuesday, while adding that legal action would be initiated against the private company. Addressing reporters in Jalna, Tope said that the National Institute of Virology, a unit of the Indian Council of Medical Research, had discovered that the quality of …

Reliance develops RT-PCR kit that can give coronavirus results in 2 hrs
4 years, 3 months ago

Reliance develops RT-PCR kit that can give coronavirus results in 2 hrs

India TV News  

The Reliance Life Sciences has developed an RT-PCR kit that promises diagnosis of the deadly coronavirus infection in about 2 hours, company sources said on Friday. The sources said computational biologists at Reliance Life Sciences, a subsidiary of billionaire Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries Ltd, analysed more than 100 genomes of SARS-CoV-2 sequenced in India and designed unique RT-PCR primers for …

Coronavirus | Nearly 7 crore COVID-19 tests conducted in India
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus | Nearly 7 crore COVID-19 tests conducted in India

The Hindu  

India has recorded a high of nearly 15 lakh COVID-19 tests in a single day, according to a release issued by the Health Ministry on Friday. “With 14,92,409 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, the cumulative tests have touched nearly 7 crore,’’ said the Ministry. Twenty-three States/UTs have better tests per million than the national average,’’ the Ministry said. …

Doctor's Prescription Not Needed For Delhi Residents To Seek RT-PCR Test For COVID-19 : Delhi HC [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

Doctor's Prescription Not Needed For Delhi Residents To Seek RT-PCR Test For COVID-19 : Delhi HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

While highlighting that no further delay can be caused in ramping up testing facilities, the Delhi High Court court decided to do away with the requirement of providing a doctor's prescription for getting oneself tested for COVID19 through RT-PCR tests The court said: 'Therefore, while providing a buffer of additional 2,000 RT-PCR tests besides 10,000 tests to the Delhi Government …

ICMR Allows 'Testing On Demand' as India Adds 10 Lakh Coronavirus Cases in 13 Days
4 years, 4 months ago

ICMR Allows 'Testing On Demand' as India Adds 10 Lakh Coronavirus Cases in 13 Days

News 18  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has issued an advisory on COVID-19 testing strategy, allowing ‘testing on demand’ for individuals but left it to states to modify the approach as per their discretion. Under the category of ‘routine surveillance in containment zones and screening at points of entry’, the advisory recommended testing of all asymptomatic high-risk individuals in containment zones. …

Covid-19: What you need to know today
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19: What you need to know today

Hindustan Times  

Delhi’s second sero survey has shown that 29.1% of the roughly 15,000 people surveyed across the Capital’s 11 districts have been exposed to the Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes the coronavirus disease – and are, therefore, immune. As HT’s Binayak Dasgupta put it in an article summarising the key findings of several immunity-related studies, and their importance: “…a person once infected …

India, Israel developing covid-19 rapid testing kits: Commander Yaniv Meirman
4 years, 4 months ago

India, Israel developing covid-19 rapid testing kits: Commander Yaniv Meirman

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: India and Israel could soon be collaborating on mass production of some innovative tests kits to detect covid-19. The tests, including two saliva tests and a breathalyzer test, are currently being evaluated in four hospitals in New Delhi. It could mean that even one minute before boarding an aircraft, a test could tell whether a passenger is covid-19 …

Coronavirus: ICMR plans to test 10 lakh samples each day
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: ICMR plans to test 10 lakh samples each day

India Today  

The Indian Council of Medical Research is planning to facilitate and exponentially ramp up testing to 10 lakh samples a day, sources in the council said. With that in vision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to virtually inaugurate three novel coronavirus testing laboratories in 3 institutes, National Institute of Research in Reproductive Health in Mumbai, the National Institute …

Govt launches IIT Delhi’s covid-19 test kit for commercial use at ₹399
4 years, 5 months ago

Govt launches IIT Delhi’s covid-19 test kit for commercial use at ₹399

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Union government Wednesday announced the commercial launch of a covid-19 test kit developed by the IIT Delhi at a base price of ₹399, the cheapest in the market, and which may help ramp up coronavirus testing in the country. “The base price of the RT-PCR assay is ₹399,” IIT Delhi said adding that “even after adding the …

MyLab launches ‘Compact XL’ RT-PCR system for covid-19 tests
4 years, 6 months ago

MyLab launches ‘Compact XL’ RT-PCR system for covid-19 tests

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Pune-based molecular diagnostics firm Mylab Discovery Solutions on Wednesday launched the ‘Compact XL’ system for conducting a wide range of tests, including RT-PCR tests for covid-19. “Compact XL will replace the need of 700 sq ft of clean room lab with a 4x3 benchtop machine and reduce the need of 3-4 expert technicians to just one, thus saving …

Diagnostic material for 4.7 lakh RT-PCR tests, 50k Rapid Antigen Tests given free to Delhi by ICMR
4 years, 6 months ago

Diagnostic material for 4.7 lakh RT-PCR tests, 50k Rapid Antigen Tests given free to Delhi by ICMR

Live Mint  

To bolster COVID-19 management efforts in the national capital, the Indian Council of Medical Research has supplied diagnostic material for carrying out 4.7 lakh RT-PCR tests to the 12 functional labs in Delhi till date, the Union Health Ministry said. The National Centre for Disease Control, under Ministry of Health has supported the efforts of Delhi Government through technical guidance …

Change in ICMR rules stalls COVID-19 test kits from government labs
4 years, 6 months ago

Change in ICMR rules stalls COVID-19 test kits from government labs

The Hindu  

COVID-19 testing kits developed by labs of the Department of Science and Technology and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research are yet to make it to the market thanks to a change in rules by the ICMR that now requires additional data and not just results from laboratory-controlled conditions from research labs. The FELUDA kit, which uses a CRISPR-cas9 …

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 …

ICMR recommends use of faster COVID-19 testing kit
4 years, 6 months ago

ICMR recommends use of faster COVID-19 testing kit

The Hindu  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has recommended the use of Standard Q COVID-19 Ag antigen detection test in containment zones and healthcare settings in combination with the RT-PCR test. Read | Urban slum population most vulnerable to COVID-19 spread: ICMR “A positive test in antigen, result of which is available in 30 minutes, should be considered as a true …

Corona test result in 30 minutes: ICMR approves new test
4 years, 6 months ago

Corona test result in 30 minutes: ICMR approves new test

India Today  

Ramping up tests has been an obstacle in India's fight against Covi-19 pandemic. Now, the Indian Council of Medical Research has given its nod an antigen-based coronavirus test kit that can deliver Covid-19 positivity in just 30 seconds. The new Corona test kit has definite advantage over the existing testing method, RT-PCR, which takes 2-3 hours in delivering results. According …

Coronavirus | ICMR revises testing strategy
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | ICMR revises testing strategy

The Hindu  

The Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday released a revised COVID-19 testing strategy, which includes testing of all symptomatic influenza like illness individuals with history of international travel in the last 14 days. The other key groups that have been listed as high priority for testing include the front line workers involved in containment and mitigation of COVlD-19, all …

National Institute of Virology develops 1st indigenous antibody detection kit for covid-19: Harsh Vardhan
4 years, 7 months ago

National Institute of Virology develops 1st indigenous antibody detection kit for covid-19: Harsh Vardhan

Live Mint  

The National Institute of Virology at Pune has successfully developed the first indigenous antibody detection kit for covid-19 that will play a critical role in surveillance for coronavirus infection, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. The Indian Council of Medical Research -National Institute of Virology at Pune has developed and validated the indigenous IgG ELISA test “COVID KAVACH …

India clocks one million RT-PCR tests for coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

India clocks one million RT-PCR tests for coronavirus

India TV News  

The number of RT-PCR test for detection of COVID-19 conducted in India crossed the one million mark on Saturday, ICMR officials said, as the total novel coronavirus infections rose to 37,776. An ICMR official said that 10,40,000 tests have been conducted till Saturday evening, of which 73,709 were done since 9 am on Friday. "The ICMR has reached a per …

IIT Delhi to give open license for its Rs 500 Covid-19 test, to hit markets in 3 weeks
4 years, 8 months ago

IIT Delhi to give open license for its Rs 500 Covid-19 test, to hit markets in 3 weeks

India Today  

IIT Delhi is planning to give a non-exclusive open license for its low-cost Covid-19 test to companies so it can be commercialised, but it will come with a price rider -- which means that companies cannot hike the price whenever they want. IIT Delhi sent questionnaires to companies which want to commercialise the Covid-19 test "We have sent out questionnaires …

Kerala-made Covid testing kit awaits approval two weeks on
4 years, 8 months ago

Kerala-made Covid testing kit awaits approval two weeks on

Hindustan Times  

A Covid-19 testing kit developed at Thiruvananthapuram’s Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology has been awaiting approval for two weeks from regulatory bodies, scientists involved in the development said on Tuesday. The Centre’s move came on Monday days after the Indian Council of Medical Research evaluated the Chinese kits after huge variations in their results were reported. …

Coronavirus | ICMR says no payment made for Chinese test kits supplies
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | ICMR says no payment made for Chinese test kits supplies

The Hindu  

India does not stand to lose a single rupee, said the Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday in response to a clarification sought on the alleged profiteering by distributors, exposed through a legal dispute between an importer and a distributor, in the delivery COVID-19 rapid antibody testing kits to it. The matter came to light when Rare Metabolics Life …

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