Faster coronavirus testing method can scale up testing capacity by three-fold: CSIR-CCMB Director
4 years, 6 months ago

Faster coronavirus testing method can scale up testing capacity by three-fold: CSIR-CCMB Director

India Today  

Current methods of RT-qPCR testing are done in the form of swabs from samples received in Viral Transport Medium followed by RNA extraction and RT-qPCR. "India is doing 2 lakh tests per day as more than that will require extra funds, setup of test labs and, more importantly trained manpower, which is not there. This means India can do more than 6 lakh tests per day, which translates to more testing with less cost-savings of Rs 150 crore per day - compared to the current status, he said. "Considering that we are expected to use these tests for the next six months, we estimate a financial gain of about Rs 12420 crores by this intervention For the next 6 months with the current situation, we will be testing 12 lakh people at the recurring cost of Rs 5400 crore.

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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; …

Faster & Cheaper Algorithm-based Covid-19 Testing Tool Gets DCGI Nod, Here's How It Works
3 years, 6 months ago

Faster & Cheaper Algorithm-based Covid-19 Testing Tool Gets DCGI Nod, Here's How It Works

News 18  

Bengaluru-based tech startup Algorithmic Biologics has received regulatory approvals to launch its Covid-19 testing tool that can help scale up testing for the deadly virus infection at half the prevailing cost and one-tenth of the time. Here’s how the Covid-19 testing method works: Quantitative Pooling Algorithm with Gold-standard RT-PCR Test It enables the safe reopening of places of work and …

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. …

Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Maharashtra Govt Caps RT-PCR Test Cost At Rs 500
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Maharashtra Govt Caps RT-PCR Test Cost At Rs 500

ABP News  

Coronavirus India HIGHLIGHTS: Amid the ongoing second wave of Coronavirus across the country, India recorded as many as 53,480 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the overal caseload to 1,21,49,335. As per reports, the country had recorded 56,211 cases on Tuesday, while on Monday, it logged 68,020 cases, the highest single-day spike in daily new cases since …

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 …

Netherlands orders 9.2 million fast coronavirus tests from US company
4 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands orders 9.2 million fast coronavirus tests from US company

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has ordered an extra eight million fast tests for coronavirus from a US-based company as it tries to cut waiting times for results. The antigen tests, produced by American company BD, can detect the virus in 15 minutes and were approved by the health ministry for use two weeks ago. A spokesman for BD told Trouw newspaper …

Coronavirus: Government target of 500,000 daily tests in jeopardy as new figures reveal shortfall
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Government target of 500,000 daily tests in jeopardy as new figures reveal shortfall

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “That means – as the Liberal Democrats have long-called for – ministers must work closely …

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 …

Coronavirus | Feluda test to be commercially available by month-end: CSIR Director General
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus | Feluda test to be commercially available by month-end: CSIR Director General

The Hindu  

The Feluda test, a coronavirus detection test developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and to be commercialised by Tata Sons, will be commercially available in laboratories this month. Compared to the RT-PCR test, it’s reportedly cheaper — about ₹500 per test compared to ₹1,200-₹1,600 for RT-PCR, according to current estimates though that would be known only once …

Nigerian scientists develop cheaper and faster Covid-19 test kits
4 years, 3 months ago

Nigerian scientists develop cheaper and faster Covid-19 test kits

CNN  

CNN — Scientists in Nigeria have developed a cheaper and faster Covid-19 test kit that will enable testing to be ramped up in a place that has faced kit shortages and chronic under-testing of a massive population, according to the country’s health authorities. Although Salako added that the detection rate of the NIMR test kit is “a bit lower than …

WHO to roll out 120 million rapid COVID-19 tests that promises result 'in minutes' for poorer countries
4 years, 3 months ago

WHO to roll out 120 million rapid COVID-19 tests that promises result 'in minutes' for poorer countries

Firstpost  

Rolling out quicker testing in poorer countries aims to help health care workers get a better grip on where the coronavirus is circulating, in hopes of following up with containment and other measures to stop it The World Health Organization announced on 28 September that it and leading partners have agreed to a plan to roll out 120 million rapid-diagnostic …

WHO says 120 million rapid COVID-19 tests to be provided to poorer countries
4 years, 3 months ago

WHO says 120 million rapid COVID-19 tests to be provided to poorer countries

The Hindu  

Some 120 million rapid diagnostic tests for coronavirus will be made available to low- and middle-income countries at a maximum of $5 each, the World Health Organization said on Monday. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the manufacturers Abbott and SD Biosensor had agreed with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to “make 120 million of these new, highly …

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. …

What you need to know about coronavirus on Monday, August 31
4 years, 4 months ago

What you need to know about coronavirus on Monday, August 31

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in the August 31 edition of CNN’s Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. WHAT’S IMPORTANT TODAY India becomes the world’s third deadliest Covid-19 country India reported 971 Covid-19 deaths yesterday, bringing the total to 64,469 and surpassing Mexico as the country with the third highest number of Covid-19 deaths globally, according to the latest data …

Are these fast, cheap coronavirus tests the game-changer everyone is waiting for?
4 years, 4 months ago

Are these fast, cheap coronavirus tests the game-changer everyone is waiting for?

CNN  

CNN — Move over, slowpoke coronavirus tests that take a week or more to return a result – there’s a new generation of rapid tests coming to town – some are already here – and they’re poised to transform the landscape. Compared to the most commonly used type of coronavirus test in the country – molecular diagnostic tests, also called …

India is using cheaper, less accurate Coronavirus tests to boost its testing capacity, experts are worried
4 years, 4 months ago

India is using cheaper, less accurate Coronavirus tests to boost its testing capacity, experts are worried

Firstpost  

Experts warn that Rapids and lab tests vary in accuracy and need to be interpreted separately to properly assess the spread of infection. In June, India began using cheaper, faster but less accurate tests to scale-up testing for the coronavirus — a strategy that the United States is now considering. Experts also warn that since the two types of tests …

Coronavirus saliva diagnosis cheaper, faster alternative to swab testing, say scientists
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus saliva diagnosis cheaper, faster alternative to swab testing, say scientists

India Today  

A low-cost saliva test that will enable people to collect their own samples with minimal discomfort, without invasive nasal or throat swabs, could well be the way forward to detect the novel coronavirus, say scientists. Vineeta Bal, an immunologist from Pune’s Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research, said saliva tests might become easily accessible like rapid paper strip tests …

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 …

Mumbai: Tally of tests conducted for coronavirus crosses 5 lakh-mark
4 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai: Tally of tests conducted for coronavirus crosses 5 lakh-mark

India Today  

Mumbai's civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation tested 11,643 samples for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, its highest in a single day. With this development, Mumbai crossed the threshold of five lakh tests for the detection of Covid-19 on July 29. Of the five lakh tests conducted in Mumbai, 4.76 lakh tests were RT-PCR tests while the rest were rapid-antigen …

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 …

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 …

Opinion | An old data science trick may hold the key to extensive coronavirus testing
4 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | An old data science trick may hold the key to extensive coronavirus testing

Live Mint  

Since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, WHO has been repeating the mantra 'Test, Test, Test.' In the absence of wide spread testing, many states in India have adopted extensive contact tracing and quarantining to limit the spread of the infection. Extensive testing has become even more critical in view of the wide spread movement of large number of …

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 …

Corona test result in 30 minutes: ICMR approves new test
4 years, 7 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 …

JNU to develop diagnostic device for Coronavirus test
4 years, 8 months ago

JNU to develop diagnostic device for Coronavirus test

India Today  

Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar on Monday said the varsity has bagged a project on COVID-19 research from BIRAC, a public sector enterprise set up by the Department of Biotechnology. The Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council has given its nod to the JNU under diagnostics category to develop a low-cost portable microfluidics embedded on chip RT-PCR and microelectrode …

New coronavirus test is an imperfect step toward mass screening
4 years, 8 months ago

New coronavirus test is an imperfect step toward mass screening

LA Times  

An image shows the coronavirus emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. “It is too early to tell” what kind of impact the new test will have, said Patricia Simner of Johns Hopkins University, who researches new ways of diagnosing infectious diseases. White House advisor Dr. Deborah Birx and other federal officials have said a “breakthrough” in …

Coronavirus: ‘Fast and accurate’ antibody test developed by Edinburgh researchers
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: ‘Fast and accurate’ antibody test developed by Edinburgh researchers

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A blood-screening company claims it has developed a “fast and accurate” …

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 …

Coronavirus Outbreak: What are the challenges and limitations of RT-PCR testing?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: What are the challenges and limitations of RT-PCR testing?

Firstpost  

The efficiency of this test depends on the adequate collection of the viral RNA which is extracted from the throat of patients. Testing for a virus Molecular techniques to test for viral pathogens are established based on the structure of the virus. Exactly like each new member of the family tree gets a unique name and an Aadhar card, in …

Coronavirus India Roundup, April 22: Over 20,000 cases and 652 deaths so far, rapid test kits ordered from S. Korea
4 years, 8 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 …

Coronavirus India Roundup April 21: 47 more deaths, rapid testing kits faulty, 813 containment zones in Mumbai
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus India Roundup April 21: 47 more deaths, rapid testing kits faulty, 813 containment zones in Mumbai

Firstpost  

According to the Health Ministry, 3,260 people have recovered overall with an encouraging 705 patients declared cured just yesterday. Government launches COVID India Seva, a Twitter service Dr Harsh Vardhan, the Union Health Minister, launched a twitter handle with the username ‘@CovidIndiaSeva’ today. In the press conference today, Dr Gangakhedkar of the ICMR told states to hold back on using …

Rajasthan ceases use of rapid testing kits as most results invalid
4 years, 8 months ago

Rajasthan ceases use of rapid testing kits as most results invalid

The Hindu  

The Rajasthan government on Tuesday stopped using rapid testing kits for coronavirus after they delivered inaccurate results and informed the Indian Council of Medical Research about the issue. He said 168 tests were conducted through rapid testing kits. Rajasthan had started conducting tests through rapid testing kits from Friday in the State’s hotspots, starting from Jaipur. The rapid testing kits, …

Testing strategies for the virus
4 years, 8 months ago

Testing strategies for the virus

The Hindu  

The year 2020 has started on a very challenging note for all of us. The virus was so named as it is almost similar to the SARS virus and like it, is an RNA virus belonging to the family of Corona viruses. The Indian Council of Medical Research and the State health authorities have issued notifications and guidelines for testing …

COVID-19 tests to hotspots: All you need to know
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 tests to hotspots: All you need to know

India TV News  

As the world is reeling under the COVID-19 pandemic, medical terminologies like rapid antibodies test, RT-PCR test, hotspots and containment zones have come into focus. Two kinds of diagnostic tests are being currently used in India -- RT-PCR test and rapid antibodies test, as per the global health norms. The Supreme Court on Monday modified its April 8 order that …

Delhi plans to use rapid testing kits in Nizamuddin and Dilshad Garden, says Satyender Jain; 1 lakh kits to arrive on Friday
4 years, 9 months ago

Delhi plans to use rapid testing kits in Nizamuddin and Dilshad Garden, says Satyender Jain; 1 lakh kits to arrive on Friday

Firstpost  

Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday announced that his government will be using rapid testing kits to conduct test for coronavirus in the Nizamuddin and Dilshad Garden area New Delhi: Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday announced that his government has placed an order of one lakh rapid testing kits which is set to arrive on Friday, will …

ICMR to get 10 lakh RT-PCR testing kits
4 years, 9 months ago

ICMR to get 10 lakh RT-PCR testing kits

The Hindu  

The ICMR said on Monday that it is procuring 10 lakh Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction kits used for COVID-19 diagnosis and seven depots have been established for uninterrupted supply of reagents across the nation for efficient distribution to government testing laboratories. Addressing the Union Health Ministry’s daily press briefing, the ICMR’s Head of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases R. Gangakhedkar said …

Coronavirus | Rapid antibody testing for hotspots first, says ICMR
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Rapid antibody testing for hotspots first, says ICMR

The Hindu  

The Indian Council of Medical Research said the rapid antibody based blood test for COVID-19 will be deployed by this Wednesday in clusters and hot spots showing high incidence of confirmed cases. Raman R Gangakhedkar, head of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases Division of the ICMR explained that over all testing for COVID-19 using real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, a …

ICMR recommends antibody test for speedy detection of COVID-19 cases
4 years, 9 months ago

ICMR recommends antibody test for speedy detection of COVID-19 cases

The Hindu  

To ensure speedy detection of coronavirus cases, those residing in COVID-19 hotspots or areas which have reported large numbers of cases may have to undergo a rapid antibody blood test for the viral infection. The Indian Council of Medical Research in its interim advisory has recommended the use of the rapid antibody test in the country’s coronavirus hotspots. “Population in …

Antibody tests: To get a grip on coronavirus, we need to know who's already had it
4 years, 9 months ago

Antibody tests: To get a grip on coronavirus, we need to know who's already had it

ABC  

With much of society now effectively in lockdown, how will we know when it's safe to resume something like normality? Because antibodies are specific to a particular virus, that means if we can detect SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies in someone's blood, we know that person has already been infected with the coronavirus. Stay up-to-date on the coronavirus outbreak Download the ABC …

Coronavirus: Punjab scaling up testing capacity, buying ventilators
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Punjab scaling up testing capacity, buying ventilators

India TV News  

The Punjab government has geared up to strengthen its medical infrastructure by scaling up capacity to test for coronavirus and buying new ventilators, officials said on Saturday. "We are procuring two more RT PCR testing machines each for Patiala and Amritsar colleges and we are also procuring two RNA extraction machines each at Patiala and Amritsar," Punjab Medical Education and …

March 27, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 9 months ago

March 27, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

Federal health officials on Friday green-lit a point-of-care coronavirus test that can provide results in less than 15 minutes, using the same technology that powers some rapid flu tests. Teased by Vice President Mike Pence in a Thursday press briefing, the new diagnostic could accelerate testing in the United States, allowing for rapid results in doctors’ offices. All FDA-authorized tests, …

March 27, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 9 months ago

March 27, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

Federal health officials on Friday green-lit a point-of-care coronavirus test that can provide results in less than 15 minutes, using the same technology that powers some rapid flu tests. Teased by Vice President Mike Pence in a Thursday press briefing, the new diagnostic could accelerate testing in the United States, allowing for rapid results in doctors’ offices. All FDA-authorized tests, …

ICMR moves to boost test kit availability to 60k per week
4 years, 9 months ago

ICMR moves to boost test kit availability to 60k per week

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research has approved two private companies from whom to source nasal and throat swab testing kits to detect Covid-19. On the testing kits, Dr Bhargava said: “RT-PCR kits from Altona Diagnostics and My Lab have been approved for use.” The name of the kit manufactrued by Altona Diagnostics is RealStar SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR kit …

Coronavirus | Why are only a fraction of cases tested?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Why are only a fraction of cases tested?

The Hindu  

The story so far: With the number of COVID-19 cases accelerating in India, health authorities are now broadening the pool for testing. The focus remains on finding imported infections and testing their contacts who show symptoms, the new guidelines say all hospitalised patients with severe acute respiratory illness, shortness of breath and having fever and cough will be tested for …

Coronavirus testing hits another snag as labs need emergency funding to meet high demand
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus testing hits another snag as labs need emergency funding to meet high demand

LA Times  

Roper St. Francis Healthcare employee Raeanne Castillo, right, gives specimen collection kits to a LabCorp worker at the hospital’s office in North Charleston, S.C. One week after the Trump administration promised a massive expansion of free coronavirus testing, the commercial labs tasked with the effort say they need emergency funding to meet rapidly increasing demand, marking the latest snag in …

ICMR will set up two rapid testing labs, 49 additional testing centers for coronavirus diagnosis
4 years, 9 months ago

ICMR will set up two rapid testing labs, 49 additional testing centers for coronavirus diagnosis

Firstpost  

The rapid testing labs, able to test around 1,400 samples per day, will be set up Delhi-NCR and Bhubaneswar. In a bid to strengthen the COVID-19 testing capacity, the India Council of Medical Research is going to operationalise two rapid testing laboratories and 49 additional testing centres by the end of this week. A rapid testing laboratory will be equipped …

Coronavirus | Two indigenous tests for detection being tested
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Two indigenous tests for detection being tested

The Hindu  

Two diagnostic tests for coronavirus — the first to be developed entirely in India — are currently being evaluated by the National Institute of Virology in Pune, a senior official in the Department of Biotechnology told The Hindu. On Tuesday, the government said it was readying guidelines for private diagnostic companies to develop tests to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which …

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