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 reply is the AIADMK government going to give for purchasing the kits at sky high price?," the Leader of the Opposition said. Hitting back at Stalin, Vijayabaskar said the kits were procured from companies enlisted by the ICMR at rates fixed by the centre, which he said was Rs 600, excluding taxes.

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Send details of buyers of self-test kits, BMC tells chemists
2 years, 9 months ago

Send details of buyers of self-test kits, BMC tells chemists

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai As Covid cases are on a rise in the city, chemists are selling more and more self-test kits. Prasad Danave, joint secretary, Maharashtra State Chemists & Druggists Association said that unlike the third wave, people are buying home testing kits more from online sites than from chemists/pharmacists “Considering the sudden rise of Covid cases, we have directed manufacturers, chemists/pharmacists …

India achieves milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID tests: ICMR
3 years, 8 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, 8 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 …

More Self-Test Kits To Get Nod As Centre Aims To Up Testing Capacity To 45 Lakh By June
3 years, 10 months ago

More Self-Test Kits To Get Nod As Centre Aims To Up Testing Capacity To 45 Lakh By June

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Central Government is aiming to increase the per day number of Covid-19 tests to 45 lakh by the end of June, Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Thursday, adding the target is to is to do 25 lakh tests by the end of this month. Dr Bhargava said the self-test home …

India approves home test for Covid-19, to cost ₹250 per kit
3 years, 10 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, 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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

ICMR recommends use of faster COVID-19 testing kit
4 years, 9 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 …

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 …

India post readies to deliver testing kits as ICMR aims 1 lakh Covid-19 tests a day
4 years, 10 months ago

India post readies to deliver testing kits as ICMR aims 1 lakh Covid-19 tests a day

India Today  

India Post has entered into a tie-up with the Indian Council of Medical Research for the delivery of Covid-19 testing kits all across the country. With its vast network of 1,56,000 post offices, India Post will make the delivery through its 16 regional depots to the 200 additional labs designated for Covid-19 testing in the country. "India Post is making …

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. …

Covid 19 update: Govt testing strategy focuses on speed
4 years, 10 months ago

Covid 19 update: Govt testing strategy focuses on speed

Hindustan Times  

The government’s strategy to scale up testing for the coronavirus disease hinges on the procurement of automatic RNA extraction platforms, corralling existing RT-PCR machines from institutes across the country and working on in 24-hour shifts, a recent study has outlined. In the first week of April, ICMR announced its intention of gradually increasing the testing capacity to 100,000 tests daily. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Fact-check: Did Modi govt give Gujarat-based company contract to manufacture coronavirus test kit for Rs 4500 per piece
4 years, 10 months ago

Fact-check: Did Modi govt give Gujarat-based company contract to manufacture coronavirus test kit for Rs 4500 per piece

Op India  

Congress leader Dr Udit Raj on Sunday took to Twitter to claim that as many as 17 companies in India were ready to provide coronavirus testing kits for as low as Rs 500 but PM Modi gave the contract to one Gujarat-based company for Rs 4,500 per kit. Udit Raj’s tweet on coronavirus kits However, on Monday, the Indian Council …

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 …

Profit Margin On COVID Rapid Test Kits On Higher Side : Delhi HC Fixes Price As ₹400 Per Kit, 40% Less Than ICMR Approved Rate [Read Order]
4 years, 10 months ago

Profit Margin On COVID Rapid Test Kits On Higher Side : Delhi HC Fixes Price As ₹400 Per Kit, 40% Less Than ICMR Approved Rate [Read Order]

Live Law  

Observing that public interest must outweigh private gain, the Delhi High Court has capped the price of the Rapid Test Kits for COVID19 in a dispute between a distributor and an importer of the kits. By noting that 61% profit mark up of such test kits is bit on a higher side, especially at these extraordinary times when economy has …

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 …

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 …

Coronavirus | Rapid test kits were cleared by ICMR, say Chinese manufacturers
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus | Rapid test kits were cleared by ICMR, say Chinese manufacturers

The Hindu  

April 24, 2020 03:30 am | Updated December 03, 2021 06:25 am IST - NEW DELHI Two leading Chinese companies on April 23 expressed shock and surprise at reports of malfunctioning of rapid testing kits that they had supplied to India saying the products had been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research and the National Institute of Virology. …

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 …

Coronavirus Outbreak: West Bengal receives first set of rapid test kits; 78 persons screened in a day, two found positive
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: West Bengal receives first set of rapid test kits; 78 persons screened in a day, two found positive

Firstpost  

Health Department of West Bengal on Tuesday said it has received the first set of rapid test kits from Indian Council of Medical Research New Delhi: Health Department of West Bengal on Tuesday said it has received the first set of rapid test kits from Indian Council of Medical Research. This comes days after the department levelled allegations against the …

Antibody test guidelines for private labs issued
4 years, 11 months ago

Antibody test guidelines for private labs issued

The Hindu  

The government has issued orders allowing private-sector laboratories to conduct COVID-19 antibody testing and framing guidelines regarding the selection of labs, antibody test kits to be used, selection criteria of the testing population, timing of the tests, sample collection, and declaration of results. Those labs which have secured Indian Council Medical Research ’s accreditation alone will be allowed to do …

Coronavirus | India receives 5 lakh rapid COVID-19 testing kits from China
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus | India receives 5 lakh rapid COVID-19 testing kits from China

The Hindu  

India received 5 lakh rapid COVID-19 testing kits from China on Thursday, the government said. Earlier in the day sources confirmed that a large consignment of testing kits for the novel coronavirus pandemic were scheduled to reach India from China on Thursday. According to available information, 5.5 lakh Rapid Antibody Testing Kits sourced from Guangzhou Wondfo and Zhuhai Livzon and …

Covid-19 pandemic: China dispatches 650,000 medical kits to India
4 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 pandemic: China dispatches 650,000 medical kits to India

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: China on Thursday dispatched 650,000 coronavirus medical kits to India to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Ambassador to Beijing Vikram Misri said. As its factories resumed operations after over a two-month grim battle against the coronavirus, China is busy tapping into the vast business opportunities of export of key medical goods, especially ventilators and personal protection equipment, across …

Coronavirus India Roundup April 14: 1,211 new cases, UP gets approval for pool testing, SC limits free testing by private labs
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus India Roundup April 14: 1,211 new cases, UP gets approval for pool testing, SC limits free testing by private labs

Firstpost  

Per the ICMR, over 2.3 lakh tests have been conducted so far, and 33 lakh test kits along with 37 lakh rapid test kits are arriving shortly. Supreme Court modifies order on free testing in private labs; those under PM-JAY eligible for free testing On the 8th of April, the SC had ruled in favour of private labs providing free …

Coronavirus | Amit Shah intervention made ICMR expand labs for testing COVID-19
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus | Amit Shah intervention made ICMR expand labs for testing COVID-19

The Hindu  

The Indian Council of Medical Research expanded the number of laboratories that could conduct COVID-19 tests on an intervention by the Union Home Minister, The Hindu has learnt. In a meeting in March, Home Minister Amit Shah asked ICMR Director General Dr. Balram Bhargava to include more facilities that could carry out the tests, else the responsibility would be given …

Delhi plans to use rapid testing kits in Nizamuddin and Dilshad Garden, says Satyender Jain; 1 lakh kits to arrive on Friday
4 years, 11 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, 11 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 Outbreak: One lakh rapid test kits from China to arrive in Chennai on 9 April, says E Palaniswami
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: One lakh rapid test kits from China to arrive in Chennai on 9 April, says E Palaniswami

Firstpost  

Of the 4,612 people who were tested for the contagion, 571 turned positive, Palaniswami said Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami on Monday said order has been placed for buying one lakh Rapid Test Kits from China and it will arrive on 9 April aiding quick screening for coronavirus in the state. Of the 4,612 people who were tested …

Siemens India commits Rs 20 cr to fight coronavirus pandemic; company to deliver 40,000 PCR test kits to ICMR
4 years, 11 months ago

Siemens India commits Rs 20 cr to fight coronavirus pandemic; company to deliver 40,000 PCR test kits to ICMR

Firstpost  

The company will spent this amount towards providing providing medical care equipment such as ventilators and analysers to several healthcare facilities across India, it said in a statement. New Delhi: Siemens Ltd on Friday said it has committed Rs 20 crore towards providing critical medical care equipment across the country for the treatment of coronavirus-infected patients. Along with these equipment, …

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