HRD minister felicitates IIT Delhi scientists who developed low-cost Covid-19 testing kit
4 years, 11 months ago

HRD minister felicitates IIT Delhi scientists who developed low-cost Covid-19 testing kit

India Today  

HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Friday felicitated the team of scientists from IIT Delhi involved in the development of a low-cost Covid-19 testing kit. Who are the IIT Delhi scientists who developed the low-cost Covid-19 testing kit? The research team which developed the low-cost Covid-19 detection array includes Prashant Pradhan, Ashutosh Pandey, Praveen Tripathi, Dr. Akhilesh Mishra, Dr. Parul Gupta, Dr. Sonam Dhamija, Prof. Vivekanandan Perumal, Prof. Manoj B. Menon, Prof. Bishwajit Kundu, Prof. James Gomes of IIT Delhi. Read: IIT Delhi researchers develop affordable test for Covid-19 Read: IIT Delhi develops Covid-19 dashboard PRACRITI that accounts for the basic reproduction number Read: IIT Ropar's sanitizing 'trunk' using UV light to kill Covid-19 to be available at Rs 500 Read: From 'GoCoronaGo' to 'Sampark-o-Meter': IISc, IITs develop mobile apps to aid Covid-19 fight

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Delhi govt to send COVID samples for RT-PCR test, genome sequencing amid spike in cases
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi govt to send COVID samples for RT-PCR test, genome sequencing amid spike in cases

India TV News  

New Delhi: Amid uptick in the COVID cases, the Delhi health department has ordered the authorities to send an “adequate” number of samples for RT-PCR test, officials said on Thursday, while also noting that they have been directed to conduct the genome sequencing of the COVID-positive RT-PCR samples, they added. This comes after India on Thursday recorded 594 new COVID …

Delhi: Authorities step up measures amid spike in COVID-19 cases
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi: Authorities step up measures amid spike in COVID-19 cases

Live Mint  

Deploying more people for monitoring home isolation cases, restocking medicines and aggressive contact tracing to identify affected areas, district authorities on Tuesday have ramped up measures to tackle the current spike in COVID-19 cases in Delhi. According to a government doctor posted in the west district, they have directed all public health centres in the district to increase the number …

COVID-19: High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response On Mechanism To Ensure Regulation Of Non-Accredited Labs & Online Health Service Aggregators
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19: High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response On Mechanism To Ensure Regulation Of Non-Accredited Labs & Online Health Service Aggregators

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Delhi Government on the mechanism being followed to ensure regulation of labs and online health service aggregators, which are not accredited by NABL and had not received approval from the Indian Council of Medical Research to collect samples and provide reports for COVID-19. First, that there was no monitoring by …

ICMR approves India-made kit to detect Omicron
3 years, 2 months 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, 3 months 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 approves indigenously developed kit to detect current COVID-19 variants
3 years, 3 months ago

ICMR approves indigenously developed kit to detect current COVID-19 variants

The Hindu  

The CoviDelta diagnostics kit developed indigenously by Pune-based GenePath Diagnostics has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research, company sources said on Friday. The kit detects all current variants of COVID-19 and flags presumptive Delta and Omicron variants in a single test, said Dr. Nickhil Jakatdar, CEO, GenePath Diagnostics. “This kit is capable of detecting all important COVID-19 …

India achieves milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID tests: ICMR
3 years, 9 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, 9 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 …

ICMR Approves Another Indigenous Covid-19 Self-Test Kit - CovidFind; Check Price & More
3 years, 9 months ago

ICMR Approves Another Indigenous Covid-19 Self-Test Kit - CovidFind; Check Price & More

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research has recently given its approval to Meril, a Gujarat-based Medtech firm, for its self-use rapid antigen test kit for Covid-19 called 'CoviFind'. According to a statement released by medtech firm, the approval by ICMR for its home-use rapid antigen test kits will not just expand access to Coronavirus testing, but will also …

Now, Test Yourself for Covid in 15 Minutes at Home: 'CoviSelf' to be Available at Pharmacies, Online
3 years, 9 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 …

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. …

ICMR okays new RT-PCR kit with ‘high accuracy’
3 years, 10 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 …

From Testing Kits to Anti-COVID Gears: What Education Institutes Contributed to Fight Against Coronavirus
3 years, 10 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, 10 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. …

'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, 11 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%. …

Covid positivity rate should decelerate in next two weeks: Delhi Health Minister
4 years, 3 months 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 …

Delhi health teams to visit home isolation patients, RT-PCR testing hiked: Key Updates
4 years, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 5 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 …

Pvt Firm Supplies 12.5 Lakh 'Sub-standard' RT-PCR Test Kits to Maharashtra, Minister Promises Action
4 years, 5 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 …

Doctor's Prescription Not Needed For Delhi Residents To Seek RT-PCR Test For COVID-19 : Delhi HC [Read Order]
4 years, 6 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 …

Official Documents Say Delhi Principal Secy Sought Guidance From MHA on Increasing Covid Testing
4 years, 6 months ago

Official Documents Say Delhi Principal Secy Sought Guidance From MHA on Increasing Covid Testing

News 18  

Delhi Principal Secretary Vikram Dev Dutt had sought guidance from an "expert committee/home ministry" on "whether scaling up of testing numbers is to be done" in the national capital, according to official documents. "Further guidance may be kindly sought from the expert committee/MHA on the following aspects — In light of the current COVID-19 situation and trajectory of cases in …

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 …

ICMR approves IIT-Delhi's low-cost COVID-19 test kit Corosure, will cost Rs 650 and delivers results in three hours
4 years, 8 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 …

Govt launches IIT Delhi’s covid-19 test kit for commercial use at ₹399
4 years, 8 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, 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 …

Diagnostic material for 4.7 lakh RT-PCR tests, 50k Rapid Antigen Tests given free to Delhi by ICMR
4 years, 8 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 …

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, 9 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 officials give training to health workers of Meerut division ahead of massive antigen tests
4 years, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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 …

Gear Up for More Covid-19 Testing, Process Samples within 48 Hours: Delhi Govt to Labs, Hospitals
4 years, 9 months ago

Gear Up for More Covid-19 Testing, Process Samples within 48 Hours: Delhi Govt to Labs, Hospitals

News 18  

The Delhi government has directed all laboratories and hospitals to work on their full potential and ramp up COVID-19 testing capacity to meet the increased demand of processing samples. It also directed public and private sector laboratories “to work on their full potential and also further ramp up their testing capacity on priority to meet the increased demand of processing”. …

Delhi AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand tests positive for COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Delhi AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand tests positive for COVID-19

India TV News  

Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Delhi's Patel Nagar Raaj Kumar Anand tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday. As per reports, the legislator underwent the COVID-19 test yesterday and tested positive today. Meanwhile, the Delhi Medical Association has written to Delhi government to specify the authorised priivate and government labs to test RT-PCR Test for COVID-19 in Delhi. Delhi stands third …

Private labs in Delhi sent show-cause notice for testing asymptomatic people for Covid-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Private labs in Delhi sent show-cause notice for testing asymptomatic people for Covid-19

India Today  

The Delhi government has issued a show-cause notice to several private labs for not following the ICMR guidelines by testing asymptomatic people for Covid-19. Delhi government’s notice, which has been accessed by India Today TV, states that the ICMR testing guidelines are being flouted as asymptomatic people are being tested. "By reviewing the data submitted by you in the ICMR …

National Institute of Virology develops 1st indigenous antibody detection kit for covid-19: Harsh Vardhan
4 years, 10 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 …

Coronavirus | Key ICMR panel on vaccines dissolved
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus | Key ICMR panel on vaccines dissolved

The Hindu  

The Indian Council for Medical Research has dissolved a key committee, which was part of the National COVID-19 Task Force and tasked with developing a research protocol, a team and partners for vaccines and drug development. The group for ‘Vaccines/Drug Research and Development’ — one among five constituted by ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava on April 6 — was to identify …

Reports Of COVID19 Testing Must Be Made Available Within 48 Hours Or Earlier: Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt [Read Order]
4 years, 10 months ago

Reports Of COVID19 Testing Must Be Made Available Within 48 Hours Or Earlier: Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi Government to ensure that the accredited labs in Delhi, which are testing samples for COVID19 infection, should be giving reports within a period of 24/48 hours. The said order further states that samples shall be distributed among other government and private labs to ensure that the reports are received within one …

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 …

IIT Delhi to give open license for its Rs 500 Covid-19 test, to hit markets in 3 weeks
4 years, 10 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, 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. …

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 …

India to produce indigenous rapid testing, RT-PCR kits by end of May
4 years, 10 months ago

India to produce indigenous rapid testing, RT-PCR kits by end of May

India Today  

India is set to achieve self-reliance with respect to the production of indigenous rapid testing and RT-PCR diagnostic kits by the end of May, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday. These multifaceted efforts include research towards the development of candidate vaccines, therapeutics, and suitable animal models for Covid-19 as well as the development of indigenous diagnostics and …

‘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, …

COVID-19 test kits should be made available at lowest cost: Delhi HC
4 years, 11 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, 11 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 …

Coronavirus | Mylab joins hands with Syngene to cater to rising demand for COVID-19 testing kits
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus | Mylab joins hands with Syngene to cater to rising demand for COVID-19 testing kits

The Hindu  

Pune-based molecular diagnostics company Mylab Discovery Solutions on April 24 said it has joined hands with global contract research organisation Syngene to cater to the country’s demand for RT-PCR COVID-19 testing kits amid the pandemic. This will help in meeting the demand of RT-PCR-based COVID-19 testing kits in the country and reduce uncertainties, the statement said. The CEO said he …

Rapid antibody tests kits can’t be used, Centre informs HC
4 years, 11 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 …

Affordable Covid-19 test method developed by IIT Delhi gets ICMR nod: Officials
4 years, 11 months ago

Affordable Covid-19 test method developed by IIT Delhi gets ICMR nod: Officials

India Today  

A method to detect Covid-19 which will significantly reduce the cost of testing, making it affordable for a large population in the country, developed by Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has got the approval from the ICMR, officials said on Thursday. The current testing methods available are "probe-based" while the one developed by the IIT team is a "probe-free" method, …

Coronavirus India Roundup, April 22: Over 20,000 cases and 652 deaths so far, rapid test kits ordered from S. Korea
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus India Roundup, April 22: Over 20,000 cases and 652 deaths so far, rapid test kits ordered from S. Korea

Firstpost  

According to the latest estimates, 20,471 people have tested COVID-19 positive in India so far. Scientists at native CSIR develop low-cost COVID-19 test Scientists at the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology have developed a new COVID-19 test. India to now procure rapid test kits from South Korea The ICMR told states yesterday to hold …

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