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Are Hantavirus Tests Like Covid Tests? Doctors Explain Key Differences
Unlike Covid-19, hantavirus cannot be detected using rapid antigen kits. Doctors explain why diagnosis depends on specialised blood tests, PCR analysis and clinical suspicion, especially during severe respiratory illness outbreaks.
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Top Medical Body Issues Guidance On Rapid Antibody Test Kits For COVID-19
The ICMR on Wednesday issued guidance on rapid antibody test kits for COVID-19 and listed their manufacturers, which include two Chinese firms whose importer licenses were cancelled by the CDSCO after kits supplied by them showed wide-variation under field conditions.
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China "Deeply Concerned" As India Cancels Orders For COVID-19 Test Kits
China is "deeply concerned" over India's decision to stop using the COVID-19 rapid antibody test kits made by two Chinese companies, the country said today, adding that it hopes India will resolve the issue "reasonably".
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Tamil Nadu To Return 24,000 Rapid Testing Kits To China
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday announced returning 24,000 rapid test kits imported from China, hours after the Indian Council of Medical Research asked states to stop using the COVID-19 rapid antibody kits procured from two companies in the Asian country to be sent back to the suppliers.
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India Overpaid For Chinese COVID-19 Test Kits? What Court Case Reveals
India paid double for Chinese Rapid Antibody Tests for coronavirus, which have been put on hold in many states because of faulty results.
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Coronavirus: Shashi Tharoor Slams Centre's "Foolishness" To Buy "Faulty" Chinese Test Kits
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today attacked the government over reports of India getting faulty rapid antibody test kits from China and asserted that the answer to the problem lies in indigenous development of test kits as done by countries like the US, South Korea and Germany.
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Coronavirus: Received 400 Tons Of Medical Supplies From China In 2 Weeks, Says Centre
China supplied nearly 400 tonnes of coronavirus-related medical supplies including RT-PCR test kits, Rapid Antibody Tests, PPE kits and thermometers, said Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday adding that 20 more flights are expected to bring more supplies from China in the coming days.
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Coronavirus News Highlights: 400 Tonnes Of Medical Supplies Arrives From China
China supplied nearly 400 tonnes of coronavirus-related medical supplies including RT-PCR test kits, Rapid Antibody Tests, PPE kits and thermometers, said Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday adding that 20 more flights are expected to bring more supplies from China in the coming days.
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Don't Use COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits For 2 Days, States Told On Complaints
All states have been asked not to use the new rapid antibody test for COVID-19 for two days.
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Bengal Pins COVID-19 Testing Delays On "Defective Kits" From Medical Body
Faulty kits supplied by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), the country's nodal body for COVID-19 testing, have been throwing up inconclusive results and delaying the pace of testing, the West Bengal government has said.
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Delhi Government Begins Using Rapid Antibody Test Kits In COVID-19 Hotspots
Soon after procuring rapid antibody test kits, the Delhi government on Sunday began testing people for coronavirus in various containment zones spread across the city, officials said.
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Air India Airlifts 3 Lakh Rapid Anti-Body Test Kits From China
A special Air India (AI) flight to Guangzhou airlifted three lakh rapid antibody test kits on Saturday, which are headed to Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.
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6.50 Lakh Medical Kits To Fight Coronavirus Dispatched From China: Indian Envoy
The coronavirus medical test equipment being procured by India from China to combat the pandemic gathered pace on Thursday as 6.50 lakh Rapid Antibody Tests and RNA Extraction Kits were dispatched to the country.
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Government To Decide On Fast-Track Test Kits For COVID-19 Hotspots
Every resident in coronavirus hot-spots, or areas with a large number of cases, will be tested with a fast-track kit, if the government clears a recommendation by its top research body ICMR.
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Are Hantavirus Tests Like Covid Tests? Doctors Explain Key Differences
Unlike Covid-19, hantavirus cannot be detected using rapid antigen kits. Doctors explain why diagnosis depends on specialised blood tests, PCR analysis and clinical suspicion, especially during severe respiratory illness outbreaks.
-
Top Medical Body Issues Guidance On Rapid Antibody Test Kits For COVID-19
The ICMR on Wednesday issued guidance on rapid antibody test kits for COVID-19 and listed their manufacturers, which include two Chinese firms whose importer licenses were cancelled by the CDSCO after kits supplied by them showed wide-variation under field conditions.
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China "Deeply Concerned" As India Cancels Orders For COVID-19 Test Kits
China is "deeply concerned" over India's decision to stop using the COVID-19 rapid antibody test kits made by two Chinese companies, the country said today, adding that it hopes India will resolve the issue "reasonably".
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Tamil Nadu To Return 24,000 Rapid Testing Kits To China
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday announced returning 24,000 rapid test kits imported from China, hours after the Indian Council of Medical Research asked states to stop using the COVID-19 rapid antibody kits procured from two companies in the Asian country to be sent back to the suppliers.
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India Overpaid For Chinese COVID-19 Test Kits? What Court Case Reveals
India paid double for Chinese Rapid Antibody Tests for coronavirus, which have been put on hold in many states because of faulty results.
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Coronavirus: Shashi Tharoor Slams Centre's "Foolishness" To Buy "Faulty" Chinese Test Kits
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today attacked the government over reports of India getting faulty rapid antibody test kits from China and asserted that the answer to the problem lies in indigenous development of test kits as done by countries like the US, South Korea and Germany.
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Coronavirus: Received 400 Tons Of Medical Supplies From China In 2 Weeks, Says Centre
China supplied nearly 400 tonnes of coronavirus-related medical supplies including RT-PCR test kits, Rapid Antibody Tests, PPE kits and thermometers, said Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday adding that 20 more flights are expected to bring more supplies from China in the coming days.
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Coronavirus News Highlights: 400 Tonnes Of Medical Supplies Arrives From China
China supplied nearly 400 tonnes of coronavirus-related medical supplies including RT-PCR test kits, Rapid Antibody Tests, PPE kits and thermometers, said Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday adding that 20 more flights are expected to bring more supplies from China in the coming days.
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Don't Use COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits For 2 Days, States Told On Complaints
All states have been asked not to use the new rapid antibody test for COVID-19 for two days.
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Bengal Pins COVID-19 Testing Delays On "Defective Kits" From Medical Body
Faulty kits supplied by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), the country's nodal body for COVID-19 testing, have been throwing up inconclusive results and delaying the pace of testing, the West Bengal government has said.
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Delhi Government Begins Using Rapid Antibody Test Kits In COVID-19 Hotspots
Soon after procuring rapid antibody test kits, the Delhi government on Sunday began testing people for coronavirus in various containment zones spread across the city, officials said.
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Air India Airlifts 3 Lakh Rapid Anti-Body Test Kits From China
A special Air India (AI) flight to Guangzhou airlifted three lakh rapid antibody test kits on Saturday, which are headed to Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.
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6.50 Lakh Medical Kits To Fight Coronavirus Dispatched From China: Indian Envoy
The coronavirus medical test equipment being procured by India from China to combat the pandemic gathered pace on Thursday as 6.50 lakh Rapid Antibody Tests and RNA Extraction Kits were dispatched to the country.
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Government To Decide On Fast-Track Test Kits For COVID-19 Hotspots
Every resident in coronavirus hot-spots, or areas with a large number of cases, will be tested with a fast-track kit, if the government clears a recommendation by its top research body ICMR.
