Beijing expresses 'deep concern' after ICMR cancels orders of rapid test kits, says it's unfair for certain individuals to label them as 'faulty'
4 years, 10 months ago

Beijing expresses 'deep concern' after ICMR cancels orders of rapid test kits, says it's unfair for certain individuals to label them as 'faulty'

Firstpost  

After ICMR cancelled orders of rapid test kits from two Chinese companies, Chinese embassy Spokeperson Ji Rong issued a statement saying it is “unfair and irresponsible for certain individuals to label Chinese products as ‘faulty’ and look at the issues with preemptive prejudice” New Delhi: China on Tuesday said it was “deeply concerned” over the evaluation result of the COVID-19 rapid testing kits supplied to India by two Chinese companies and subsequent decision by the Indian Council of Medical Research to not use the equipment, and hoped that New Delhi will resolve the issue “reasonably and properly”. The ICMR on Monday asked states and union territories to stop using the test kits procured from the Chinese companies Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics due to “wide variations” in their performance. India procured around 500,000 rapid antibody test kits from the two Chinese firms nearly two weeks back and they were distributed to several states reporting rising cases of the coronavirus infection. “The COVID-19 antibody rapid test kits produced by these two Chinese companies have been exported to and well recognised in many countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America,” Ji said.

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Travellers no longer need to produce PCR Covid test to enter China
1 year, 10 months ago

Travellers no longer need to produce PCR Covid test to enter China

Hindustan Times  

Travellers entering China will no longer need to provide a negative PCR test result starting from Saturday, in another easing of China's “zero-COVID” policies. China covid: Travellers can instead show a negative antigen test result taken within 48 hours before boarding. Read here: China’s covid drugmakers' shares surge amid concern over new wave Travellers can instead show a negative antigen …

Covid News Updates: India Makes RT-PCR Mandatory for Flyers from China, 5 Other Countries from Jan 1
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid News Updates: India Makes RT-PCR Mandatory for Flyers from China, 5 Other Countries from Jan 1

News 18  

Covid-19, Coronavirus Updates: RT-PCR test has been made mandatory for flyers coming from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand from January 1, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday. Filling up of ‘air suvidha’ forms and 72-hour prior RT-PCR testing may be made mandatory from next week for international passengers coming from China, Japan, South Korea, …

RT-PCR test must for flyers from China, five other nations, says health minister
2 years, 2 months ago

RT-PCR test must for flyers from China, five other nations, says health minister

Hindustan Times  

Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said RT-PCR tests - to detect Covid-19 infections - will be mandatory for passengers arriving from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand. "RT-PCR test has been made mandatory for flyers coming from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand from January 1, 2023. Passengers undergo thermal screening as …

Mandatory RT-PCR tests for arrivals from China, 4 more nations amid Covid worry
2 years, 2 months ago

Mandatory RT-PCR tests for arrivals from China, 4 more nations amid Covid worry

Hindustan Times  

RT-PCR tests will be mandatory for those arriving from China, South Korea, Japan, and Thailand, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday as the government takes stock of preparedness to check the spread of coronavirus. This comes a day after the Union Health Minister held a meeting with state ministers to discuss the current situation and ensure that the …

China won’t report asymptomatic COVID cases in further shift
2 years, 3 months ago

China won’t report asymptomatic COVID cases in further shift

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China said Wednesday that it would stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they’ve become impossible to track with mass testing no longer required, another step in the country’s departure from some of the world’s strictest antivirus policies. A notice on the National Health Commission’s website on Wednesday said it stopped publishing daily figures on asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since …

Self-test kits OK'd for earlier detection
3 years ago

Self-test kits OK'd for earlier detection

China Daily  

An employee counts disposable swabs while packaging COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits in Hong Kong, South China, on March 3, 2022. In two separate notices, issued on Friday and Saturday, the National Medical Products Administration allowed five companies－Beijing Savant Biotechnology, Nanjing Vazyme Biotech, Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech, Beijing Jinwofu Bioengineering Technology and Shenzhen-based BGI PathoGenesis Pharmaceutical Technology－to revise its COVID-19 antigen …

Self-test kits OK'd for earlier detection
3 years ago

Self-test kits OK'd for earlier detection

China Daily  

An employee counts disposable swabs while packaging COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits in Hong Kong, South China, on March 3, 2022. In two separate notices, issued on Friday and Saturday, the National Medical Products Administration allowed five companies－Beijing Savant Biotechnology, Nanjing Vazyme Biotech, Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech, Beijing Jinwofu Bioengineering Technology and Shenzhen-based BGI PathoGenesis Pharmaceutical Technology－to revise its COVID-19 antigen …

Self-test kits OK'd for earlier detection
3 years ago

Self-test kits OK'd for earlier detection

China Daily  

An employee counts disposable swabs while packaging COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits in Hong Kong, South China, on March 3, 2022. In two separate notices, issued on Friday and Saturday, the National Medical Products Administration allowed five companies－Beijing Savant Biotechnology, Nanjing Vazyme Biotech, Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech, Beijing Jinwofu Bioengineering Technology and Shenzhen-based BGI PathoGenesis Pharmaceutical Technology－to revise its COVID-19 antigen …

China takes strict, swift measures to stem new COVID-19 infections
3 years ago

China takes strict, swift measures to stem new COVID-19 infections

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China is taking strict and swift measures to stem new COVID-19 infections that have emerged in multiple regions recently. The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,807 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in 19 provincial-level regions, the National Health Commission said Sunday. In Northeast China's Jilin province, which reported 1,412 local cases Saturday, local authorities have conducted multiple rounds of …

China takes strict, swift measures to stem new COVID-19 infections
3 years ago

China takes strict, swift measures to stem new COVID-19 infections

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China is taking strict and swift measures to stem new COVID-19 infections that have emerged in multiple regions recently. The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,807 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in 19 provincial-level regions, the National Health Commission said Sunday. In Northeast China's Jilin province, which reported 1,412 local cases Saturday, local authorities have conducted multiple rounds of …

Therapeutic Goods Administration approves 18 rapid antigen tests but most are sold out
3 years, 2 months ago

Therapeutic Goods Administration approves 18 rapid antigen tests but most are sold out

Daily Mail  

Six of the 18 rapid antigen test products approved for sale in Australia are rated 95 per cent accurate at detecting Covid - but 12 of them are made in China. The federal government has approved 18 rapid antigen tests kits with two-thirds of them made in China as an Omicron surge threatens to overwhelm Covid testing centres But rapid …

China conducting clinical trials on Covid-19 nasal spray vaccines
3 years, 9 months ago

China conducting clinical trials on Covid-19 nasal spray vaccines

Hindustan Times  

China is conducting clinical trials on an inhaled Covid-19 vaccine, the second such one undergoing testing in the country, official media reports said this week. A second nasal-spray Covid-19 vaccine, developed by Xiamen University, the University of Hong Kong and Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy, has completed phase-1 and phase-2 trials in China. A Covid-19 vaccine from a Sinopharm unit, Beijing …

COVID-19 home test kit approved; symptomatic people testing negative should go for RT-PCR, says ICMR
3 years, 10 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 …

Home testing kit for Covid-19 gets ICMR nod. Watch how to test yourself
3 years, 10 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. …

'Low Testing Will Make It Impossible To Make Containment Zones': Delhi High Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea Seeking Increase In RT-PCR Tests
3 years, 10 months ago

'Low Testing Will Make It Impossible To Make Containment Zones': Delhi High Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea Seeking Increase In RT-PCR Tests

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court will hear tomorrow an urgent application filed by Advocate Ankur Mahindro, concerning decline in the number of RT-PCR tests being conducted in the national capital. The plea alleges that in the last 4-5 days, RT-PCR tests being conducted by private laboratories have reduced, even when the positivity rates are at an all-time high of beyond 30%. …

Coronavirus: Government faces legal action over alleged ‘buy British’ policy in £80m antibody test contracts
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Government faces legal action over alleged ‘buy British’ policy in £80m antibody test contracts

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government is facing legal action over allegations it operated an …

Parliamentary panel red flags rapid antigen tests: A look at what makes the testing method contentious
4 years, 3 months ago

Parliamentary panel red flags rapid antigen tests: A look at what makes the testing method contentious

Firstpost  

While experts say that rapid antigen tests can help countries with out-of-control outbreaks, India’s practice of conflating the data from rapid tests and RT-PCR tests risks painting an incomplete picture of its infection rates The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare in its recent report on COVID-19 has said that it is “worried at the use of less …

Call for more COVID-19 testing as PNG waits for rapid test kits
4 years, 4 months ago

Call for more COVID-19 testing as PNG waits for rapid test kits

ABC  

The head of Papua New Guinea's COVID-19 response has re-issued a call for people to come forward for testing, saying the country's testing rates are critically low. PNG currently has had 599 confirmed COVID-19 cases since the first emerged earlier this year, but Commissioner David Manning said that he expects there are "more cases than we currently know". His comments …

Serosurveys point to inadequacies in India’s COVID-19 testing strategy
4 years, 5 months ago

Serosurveys point to inadequacies in India’s COVID-19 testing strategy

Firstpost  

Over the past few months, a series of serosurveys for detecting the spread of COVID-19 have been carried out in India. The findings from these surveys points to a huge disparity in the expected number of COVID-19 cases, based on the seroprevalence, and the official number of cases reported from RT-PCR/rapid testing across the country. Testing capacity needs to be …

In China's Qingdao, authorities check over 3 mn swabs for COVID-19 in two days after minor outbreak
4 years, 5 months ago

In China's Qingdao, authorities check over 3 mn swabs for COVID-19 in two days after minor outbreak

Firstpost  

The move to conduct tests of around 9.4 million population within five days comes after the detection of a dozen cases linked to a hospital on Sunday Beijing: More than three million swabs have been taken in a matter of days in Qingdao, the Chinese port city where a minor coronavirus outbreak elicited a sweeping health response. Following country’s first …

WHO plans to distribute 120 mn rapid COVID-19 test kits to poorer nations at $5 each
4 years, 5 months ago

WHO plans to distribute 120 mn rapid COVID-19 test kits to poorer nations at $5 each

Firstpost  

The quick tests, to be distributed in 133 countries over the next six months, are not the most reliable but are fast, cheap and easy to carry out. Some 120 million rapid tests for Covid-19 will be made available to poorer countries at $5 each, the World Health Organization announced Monday – if it can find the money. The quick …

ICMR Allows 'Testing On Demand' as India Adds 10 Lakh Coronavirus Cases in 13 Days
4 years, 6 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. …

Rapid Antigen Test Results Not Credible, Centre Shouldn't Waste Money on Them: Raj Health Minister
4 years, 7 months ago

Rapid Antigen Test Results Not Credible, Centre Shouldn't Waste Money on Them: Raj Health Minister

News 18  

Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Friday said that the Centre should not waste money on rapid antigen tests for coronavirus as their results are not credible. Opening a debate on COVID-19 management and economic impact of lockdown in the state assembly which resumed a week after a trust vote was passed, the minister said that the accuracy level of …

India, Israel developing covid-19 rapid testing kits: Commander Yaniv Meirman
4 years, 7 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 …

MyLab launches ‘Compact XL’ RT-PCR system for covid-19 tests
4 years, 8 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 …

ICMR officials give training to health workers of Meerut division ahead of massive antigen tests
4 years, 8 months ago

ICMR officials give training to health workers of Meerut division ahead of massive antigen tests

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of starting antigen based Covid-19 testing in Gautam Budh Nagar, Indian Council of Medical Research trained health department officials and laboratory technicians in Noida on the new testing strategy. HT Image The Council on Tuesday expanded the testing norms, advising that all hospitals, offices and public sector units be enabled to conduct rapid antibody tests, and recommending the deployment …

ICMR validates country’s 1,000th COVID testing lab, RT-PCR tests cross 7 million
4 years, 8 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 …

Change in ICMR rules stalls COVID-19 test kits from government labs
4 years, 8 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 …

Madras HC To Consider Plea For Injunction Against Centre From Procuring COVID Diagnostic Test Kits Without DGCA Approval
4 years, 9 months ago

Madras HC To Consider Plea For Injunction Against Centre From Procuring COVID Diagnostic Test Kits Without DGCA Approval

Live Law  

The Madras High Court is set to consider a PIL seeking an injunction against the Centre and the state of Tamil Nadu from procuring and using in their Healthcare Systems such In-Vitro Diagnostic Test Kits for COVID-19 that do not have the approval of the Regulator- the Drug Controller General of India. "Based on the on-going approvals by ICMR that …

Lack of immunity makes China vulnerable to second wave of virus infection: Expert
4 years, 10 months ago

Lack of immunity makes China vulnerable to second wave of virus infection: Expert

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: China still faces an enormous challenge of a potential second wave of COVID-19 infections, with a lack of immunity among a major threat, a top medical advisor of the country has warned. Coronavirus, which was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan has so far reported 82,000 COVID-19 cases in the country, with 4,633 fatalities, according to data …

ICMR issues guidance on rapid antibody test kits for COVID-19, lists manufacturers
4 years, 10 months ago

ICMR issues guidance on rapid antibody test kits for COVID-19, lists manufacturers

The Hindu  

The ICMR on Wednesday issued guidance on rapid antibody test kits for COVID-19 and listed their manufacturers, which include two Chinese firms whose importer licenses were cancelled by the CDSCO after kits supplied by them showed wide-variation under field conditions. Interactive map of confirmed coronavirus cases in India | State-wise tracker for coronavirus cases, deaths and testing rates The apex …

India clocks one million RT-PCR tests for coronavirus
4 years, 10 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 …

Chinese rapid antibody test kits' failure nudges India to look elsewhere; govt plans to boost self-reliance, import from other countries
4 years, 10 months ago

Chinese rapid antibody test kits' failure nudges India to look elsewhere; govt plans to boost self-reliance, import from other countries

Firstpost  

Amid questions regarding the quality and delay in supply of kits by China, tapping other sources for these kits assumes importance given the need for reliable testing undertaken after rigorous review of the equipment. The Indian Council of Medical Research was forced to recall the rapid antibody testing kits procured from China due to meager five percent accuracy rate of …

Kerala-made Covid testing kit awaits approval two weeks on
4 years, 10 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. …

China denies Indian claim that Chinese test kits are faulty
4 years, 10 months ago

China denies Indian claim that Chinese test kits are faulty

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — China’s embassy in New Delhi has denied allegations by the Indian government that coronavirus testing kits it ordered from China are faulty, calling the claim unfair and irresponsible. On Monday, the national Indian Council of Medical Research canceled an order for nearly 1 million rapid antibody testing kits from two Chinese companies, Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai …

Coronavirus: China accuses India of mishandling rapid test kits after they were found faulty
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: China accuses India of mishandling rapid test kits after they were found faulty

Op India  

China has blamed and accused India of mishandling the coronavirus rapid testing kits after they were found faulty. China’s statement comes hours after India cancelled orders for about half a million Chinese rapid test kits for coronavirus procured from China after they were found to be faulty, demonstrating a mere 5 per cent accuracy rate. They both stressed that their …

Tamil Nadu to Return 24,000 COVID-19 Rapid Testing Kits to China
4 years, 10 months ago

Tamil Nadu to Return 24,000 COVID-19 Rapid Testing Kits to China

The Quint  

"As per the ICMR order, all 24,000 kits received by the Tamil Nadu government are being returned," Health Minister C Vijayabaskar said in a statement. However, DMK President M K Stalin, who has been raising the pricing issue, questioned the rationale behind the 'sky high' rate of the kits, purchased at Rs 600 per unit by the state government. "What …

Beijing Slams India's 'Unfair' Decision To Cancel Chinese Antibody Testing Kit Order
4 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Slams India's 'Unfair' Decision To Cancel Chinese Antibody Testing Kit Order

NPR  

Beijing Slams India's 'Unfair' Decision To Cancel Chinese Antibody Testing Kit Order Enlarge this image toggle caption Manish Swarup/AP Manish Swarup/AP Chinese officials on Tuesday criticized India's decision to cancel orders for more than half a million antibody testing kits. Sponsor Message On Monday, the Indian Council of Medical Research, a government body, advised Indian states to stop using rapid …

India’s criticism of coronavirus test kits ‘irresponsible’: China
4 years, 10 months ago

India’s criticism of coronavirus test kits ‘irresponsible’: China

Al Jazeera  

Beijing slams decision of India’s top medical body to stop using Chinese kits following complaints of poor accuracy. China has criticised India’s decision to stop using Chinese testing kits for the novel coronavirus because of quality issues as unfair and irresponsible in the latest strain in their ties. The Indian Council of Medical Research, the top agency dealing with the …

Irresponsible to call Chinese test kits "faulty": Chinese Spokesperson
4 years, 10 months ago

Irresponsible to call Chinese test kits "faulty": Chinese Spokesperson

The Hindu  

It is irresponsible to term Chinese products as "faulty", the Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy said here early on Tuesday after the Indian Council of Medical Research asked states to stop using the rapid antibody test kits and return them to the manufacturers in China. Recently, Chinese Embassy in India has maintained close contact with ICMR and the two Chinese …

India working with China to ensure quality of supplies, says Vikram Misri
4 years, 10 months ago

India working with China to ensure quality of supplies, says Vikram Misri

The Hindu  

India and China are working together to ensure the quality of medical supplies, especially for personal protective equipment kits and testing kits, given China continues to among the world’s largest suppliers of the items India needs at present, said Indian Ambassador to China, Vikram Misri. India has imported more than 500 tonnes of medical equipment from China in the past …

Coronavirus | ICMR says no payment made for Chinese test kits supplies
4 years, 10 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 …

‘Fake news’: ICMR responds to Congress leader Udit Raj’s tweet on Covid-19 kit
4 years, 10 months ago

‘Fake news’: ICMR responds to Congress leader Udit Raj’s tweet on Covid-19 kit

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Council of Medical Research responded to Congress leader Udit Raj’s tweet over the price of kits for testing the coronavirus disease. The top medical body also tweeted the contact details of its officials, in case, there anyone is ready to supply the kit at a lower price. Udit Raj had tweeted a screenshot of a tweet on Sunday, …

Chhattisgarh's Corona control
4 years, 10 months ago

Chhattisgarh's Corona control

India Today  

As COVID-19 cases continue to pile up across the country, Chhattisgarh has emerged as one of the big states to have done well, at least till now, in checking the spread of the disease. Making People Stay Put: On March 29, when the Union government made it clear that free movement of the population would not be allowed, the state …

Rapid testing kits should not be sold for more that ₹400: Delhi High Court
4 years, 10 months ago

Rapid testing kits should not be sold for more that ₹400: Delhi High Court

Hindustan Times  

Even as the Indian Council for Medical Research put rapid testing on hold, the Delhi High Court directed that these kits be sold at ₹400. The Delhi High Court said that a profit of 61% on the original price was more than sufficient, especially when the country was going through an unprecedented medical crisis affecting people and the economy. Noting …

COVID-19 test kits should be made available at lowest cost: Delhi HC
4 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 test kits should be made available at lowest cost: Delhi HC

The Hindu  

COVID-19 test kits should be made available urgently at the lowest possible price so that the virus can be controlled and people’s health can be safeguarded at a time when the country was facing an “unprecedented medical crisis”, the Delhi High Court has said. Rare Metabolics and Aark, the petitioner companies, moved the court seeking release of 7.24 lakh COVID-19 …

COVID-19 testing: Plea in Madras HC seeks direction to Centre, state govts to use only those kits cleared by virology institute or EEU
4 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 testing: Plea in Madras HC seeks direction to Centre, state govts to use only those kits cleared by virology institute or EEU

Firstpost  

A lawyer has approached the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Union and state governments to use only rapid test kits for COVID-19 that have been tested to be satisfactory either by National Institute of Virology or by European Economic Union Chennai: A lawyer has approached the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Union and state …

Rapid antibody tests kits can’t be used, Centre informs HC
4 years, 10 months ago

Rapid antibody tests kits can’t be used, Centre informs HC

The Hindu  

In what could be a setback to the State government in fighting the COVID-19 outbreak, the Central government told the Bombay High Court on Friday that the rapid antibody test kits procured for the virus cannot be used as they have given diverse results in sample tests. The Centre made the submission before the Nagpur Bench of the High Court …

Use Of Rapid Antibody Test Kits On Hold Due To Divergent Outcomes Of Sample Tests; Centre Tells Bombay HC [Read Order]
4 years, 10 months ago

Use Of Rapid Antibody Test Kits On Hold Due To Divergent Outcomes Of Sample Tests; Centre Tells Bombay HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Union Government informed the Bombay High Court's bench at Nagpur that the rapid antibody test kit recently procured by the centre is not being used for testing currently as there have been some divergent outcomes in a few sample tests. While blood samples are used for testing through Rapid Antibody Test kits, nasal or throat swab is collected and …

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