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Covid Test Mandatory For Passengers From China, 4 Other Countries
India has mandated a COVID-19 negative test report for travelers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand, the health minister said on Saturday.
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Explained: How Covid Nasal Swab Test Works And Why It Hurts
Healthcare professionals take the sample from nasopharynx in the upper respiratory tract, which hurt a lot.
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New Covid Test Gives Results Within 4 Minutes, Say Chinese Scientists
Chinese scientists say they have developed a new coronavirus test that is accurate as a PCR lab test but gives results within four minutes.
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Covid Patients' Asymptomatic Contacts Need Not Get Tested: Delhi Minister
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday stated that there is no need for a COVID test if one has been in contact with an infected person but does not have any symptoms of the disease.
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Woman Vaccinated 4 Times Tests Covid+ At Airport; Asymptomatic
A woman who had been vaccinated four times tested positive for COVID-19 at the Indore airport following which she was prevented from boarding a Dubai-bound flight, officials said on Wednesday.
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In Letter To 13 States, Centre Raises Concern Over Fall In Covid Testing Rates
Citing multiple surges in coronavirus cases in several countries, the Union Health Ministry has written to 13 states and union territories, expressing concerns over declining weekly testing rates and spiking positivity rates in some districts.
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Court Reverses Kerala Order On Capping Covid RT-PCR Tests Rate In Private Labs
The Kerala High Court on Monday quashed the Kerala government's order to reduce charges of RT-PCR tests in private laboratories to Rs 500 from Rs 1,700.
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COVID-19 Detection Within an Hour? This Device Makes It Possible, as Accurate as PCR Test
A team of engineers at MIT and Harvard University has designed a small device that can detect and report SARS-CoV-2 from a saliva sample within an hour. The study also demonstrates that the test is as accurate as a PCR test.
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Delhi Caps Cost Of Covid RT-PCR Test At Rs 500, Down From Rs 800
Delhi government slashed the price of RT-PCR tests - the gold standard for detecting COVID-19 - from Rs 800 to Rs 500 in the city today, according to an order issued by the health department.
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40 Karnataka Labs Fined Over Rs 20 Lakh For Delay In Uploading COVID Reports
Forty labs have been fined Rs 20.20 lakh for delay in uploading results of Covid tests, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan said on Monday.
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Record 21.23 Lakh COVID-19 Tests Conducted In Single Day: Centre
India has set a record of conducting the highest COVID-19 testing in a single day with more than 21.23 lakh fresh tests, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
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Set Up More COVID-19 Testing Centres, Sample Collection Infrastructure: High Court To Delhi Government
The Delhi High Court on Monday requested the AAP government to set up more testing centres in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital which is recording around 24,000 fresh infections for the last few days.
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Notice Issued To 3 Nashik Labs Over High Positivity Rate Of Covid Tests
The district administration in Nashik has issued notices to three private labs in view of the high positivity rate of the COVID-19 tests carried out there, officials said on Sunday.
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"Serious Discrepancies" In Covid Test Data In Bihar's Jamui, Says Official
Bihar's principal health secretary Pratyay Amrit on Saturday said that "serious discrepancies" in COVID-19 test data has been found in Jamui's Barhat and Sikandra. He also said action has been initiated against officials concerned.
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China Begins Using Anal Swabs To Test Covid As Cases Surge
China has begun using anal swabs to test those it considers at high risk of contracting Covid-19, state TV reported, with social media users and travellers squirming over the invasive procedure which doctors say can be more effective in detecting the virus.
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Covid Test Mandatory For Passengers From China, 4 Other Countries
India has mandated a COVID-19 negative test report for travelers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand, the health minister said on Saturday.
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Explained: How Covid Nasal Swab Test Works And Why It Hurts
Healthcare professionals take the sample from nasopharynx in the upper respiratory tract, which hurt a lot.
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New Covid Test Gives Results Within 4 Minutes, Say Chinese Scientists
Chinese scientists say they have developed a new coronavirus test that is accurate as a PCR lab test but gives results within four minutes.
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Covid Patients' Asymptomatic Contacts Need Not Get Tested: Delhi Minister
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday stated that there is no need for a COVID test if one has been in contact with an infected person but does not have any symptoms of the disease.
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Woman Vaccinated 4 Times Tests Covid+ At Airport; Asymptomatic
A woman who had been vaccinated four times tested positive for COVID-19 at the Indore airport following which she was prevented from boarding a Dubai-bound flight, officials said on Wednesday.
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In Letter To 13 States, Centre Raises Concern Over Fall In Covid Testing Rates
Citing multiple surges in coronavirus cases in several countries, the Union Health Ministry has written to 13 states and union territories, expressing concerns over declining weekly testing rates and spiking positivity rates in some districts.
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Court Reverses Kerala Order On Capping Covid RT-PCR Tests Rate In Private Labs
The Kerala High Court on Monday quashed the Kerala government's order to reduce charges of RT-PCR tests in private laboratories to Rs 500 from Rs 1,700.
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COVID-19 Detection Within an Hour? This Device Makes It Possible, as Accurate as PCR Test
A team of engineers at MIT and Harvard University has designed a small device that can detect and report SARS-CoV-2 from a saliva sample within an hour. The study also demonstrates that the test is as accurate as a PCR test.
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Delhi Caps Cost Of Covid RT-PCR Test At Rs 500, Down From Rs 800
Delhi government slashed the price of RT-PCR tests - the gold standard for detecting COVID-19 - from Rs 800 to Rs 500 in the city today, according to an order issued by the health department.
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40 Karnataka Labs Fined Over Rs 20 Lakh For Delay In Uploading COVID Reports
Forty labs have been fined Rs 20.20 lakh for delay in uploading results of Covid tests, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan said on Monday.
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Record 21.23 Lakh COVID-19 Tests Conducted In Single Day: Centre
India has set a record of conducting the highest COVID-19 testing in a single day with more than 21.23 lakh fresh tests, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
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Set Up More COVID-19 Testing Centres, Sample Collection Infrastructure: High Court To Delhi Government
The Delhi High Court on Monday requested the AAP government to set up more testing centres in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital which is recording around 24,000 fresh infections for the last few days.
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Notice Issued To 3 Nashik Labs Over High Positivity Rate Of Covid Tests
The district administration in Nashik has issued notices to three private labs in view of the high positivity rate of the COVID-19 tests carried out there, officials said on Sunday.
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"Serious Discrepancies" In Covid Test Data In Bihar's Jamui, Says Official
Bihar's principal health secretary Pratyay Amrit on Saturday said that "serious discrepancies" in COVID-19 test data has been found in Jamui's Barhat and Sikandra. He also said action has been initiated against officials concerned.
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China Begins Using Anal Swabs To Test Covid As Cases Surge
China has begun using anal swabs to test those it considers at high risk of contracting Covid-19, state TV reported, with social media users and travellers squirming over the invasive procedure which doctors say can be more effective in detecting the virus.
