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Ebola Outbreak: Why RT-PCR Is The Gold Standard For Testing Infections
According to WHO, it can be difficult to clinically distinguish Ebola disease from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, meningitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers.
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Ebola Outbreak: Why RT-PCR Is The Gold Standard For Testing Infections
According to WHO, it can be difficult to clinically distinguish Ebola disease from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, meningitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers.
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63 Per Cent In Delhi Didn't Go For Test Despite Covid-Like Symptoms: Report
Sixty-three per cent of people in Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) who participated in a survey have said they did not undergo any test despite having Covid-like symptoms in the last 30 days, a digital community-based platform said on Monday.
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Dubai Ends Rapid PCR Test At Airport For Travellers From India
Dubai on Tuesday removed the requirements for Indian travellers to undergo rapid RTPCR at Indian airports before departing to UAE.
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Delhi RT-PCR Covid Test Cost Capped At Rs 300 At Private Hospitals, Labs
The Delhi government on Thursday capped the cost of conventional RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 detection in private hospitals and labs at Rs 300, a 40 per cent reduction from the earlier rate, according to an order.
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UAE Passengers Exempted From Quarantine, Covid Test On Arrival In Mumbai
Passengers arriving from United Arab Emirates (UAE), including Dubai are now exempted from compulsory seven-day home quarantine and RT-PCR test upon their arrival to Mumbai, as per an order from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
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Why Home Isolation Is Set At 7 Days: Health Agency Chief Explains
The Centre on Wednesday said lateral flow tests, which includes rapid-antigen and home-antigen tests, can detect Covid from the third day after exposure to the virus to day eight while the RT-PCR test can diagnose the infection for up to 20 days.
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As Omicron Sweeps World, Countries Opt For Fewer RT-PCR Tests
Britain and Israel are overhauling their COVID-19 testing policies as governments seek to reduce the burden on laboratories and struggle with tight supplies of kits amid soaring infection rates fuelled by the Omicron variant.
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India-Made RT-PCR Kit To Detect Omicron Gets Approval: Centre
An RT-PCR test kit for detecting new coronavirus variant Omicron has been developed in India in partnership with Tata MD and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR on Wednesday.
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Passengers From 'At-Risk' Countries Must Pre-Book On-Arrival RT-PCR Test
Passengers coming from 'at-risk' countries to six majorIndian airports have to compulsorily pre-book for the on-arrival RT-PCR test from December 20 onwards, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Tuesday.
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PCR Test For Anyone Landing In Mumbai: 5 Latest Travel Rules
Those flying to Mumbai must have a negative RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours of the flight, say new rules spurred by the Omicron variant. Maharashtra's 7-day institutional quarantine for fliers from at-risk countries has been deferred by two days
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Omicron Variant Does Not Escape RT-PCR Testing, Centre Tells States
Underlining that the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 does not escape RT-PCR and RAT tests, the Centre on Tuesday advised states and union territories (UTs) to ramp up testing and undertake effective surveillance of international passengers.
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Gujarat Mandates RT-PCR Testing For Certain Nations Over New Variant Concerns
The Gujarat government today mandated RT-PCR testing for travellers landing at the airport from a host of countries, including South Africa, as growing concern over the new Covid variant Omicron takes over the globe.
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Highly Infectious C.1.2 Strain Leads To Changed Rules At Mumbai Airport
Mumbai's civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made RT-PCR tests mandatory for international passengers arriving at the city airport from September 3 after the discovery of a new strain of the coronavirus - C.1.2.
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Karnataka Makes RTPCR Test Must For Those Coming From Maharashtra, Kerala
After the second Covid wave ebbed, Karnataka had relaxed many curbs. But a steep spike in new Covid cases has been reported in the past few days. The state government has now made a negative RT-PCR test a must for those entering from the two states.
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Ebola Outbreak: Why RT-PCR Is The Gold Standard For Testing Infections
According to WHO, it can be difficult to clinically distinguish Ebola disease from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, meningitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers.
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Ebola Outbreak: Why RT-PCR Is The Gold Standard For Testing Infections
According to WHO, it can be difficult to clinically distinguish Ebola disease from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, meningitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers.
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63 Per Cent In Delhi Didn't Go For Test Despite Covid-Like Symptoms: Report
Sixty-three per cent of people in Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) who participated in a survey have said they did not undergo any test despite having Covid-like symptoms in the last 30 days, a digital community-based platform said on Monday.
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Dubai Ends Rapid PCR Test At Airport For Travellers From India
Dubai on Tuesday removed the requirements for Indian travellers to undergo rapid RTPCR at Indian airports before departing to UAE.
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Delhi RT-PCR Covid Test Cost Capped At Rs 300 At Private Hospitals, Labs
The Delhi government on Thursday capped the cost of conventional RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 detection in private hospitals and labs at Rs 300, a 40 per cent reduction from the earlier rate, according to an order.
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UAE Passengers Exempted From Quarantine, Covid Test On Arrival In Mumbai
Passengers arriving from United Arab Emirates (UAE), including Dubai are now exempted from compulsory seven-day home quarantine and RT-PCR test upon their arrival to Mumbai, as per an order from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
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Why Home Isolation Is Set At 7 Days: Health Agency Chief Explains
The Centre on Wednesday said lateral flow tests, which includes rapid-antigen and home-antigen tests, can detect Covid from the third day after exposure to the virus to day eight while the RT-PCR test can diagnose the infection for up to 20 days.
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As Omicron Sweeps World, Countries Opt For Fewer RT-PCR Tests
Britain and Israel are overhauling their COVID-19 testing policies as governments seek to reduce the burden on laboratories and struggle with tight supplies of kits amid soaring infection rates fuelled by the Omicron variant.
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India-Made RT-PCR Kit To Detect Omicron Gets Approval: Centre
An RT-PCR test kit for detecting new coronavirus variant Omicron has been developed in India in partnership with Tata MD and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR on Wednesday.
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Passengers From 'At-Risk' Countries Must Pre-Book On-Arrival RT-PCR Test
Passengers coming from 'at-risk' countries to six majorIndian airports have to compulsorily pre-book for the on-arrival RT-PCR test from December 20 onwards, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Tuesday.
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PCR Test For Anyone Landing In Mumbai: 5 Latest Travel Rules
Those flying to Mumbai must have a negative RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours of the flight, say new rules spurred by the Omicron variant. Maharashtra's 7-day institutional quarantine for fliers from at-risk countries has been deferred by two days
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Omicron Variant Does Not Escape RT-PCR Testing, Centre Tells States
Underlining that the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 does not escape RT-PCR and RAT tests, the Centre on Tuesday advised states and union territories (UTs) to ramp up testing and undertake effective surveillance of international passengers.
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Gujarat Mandates RT-PCR Testing For Certain Nations Over New Variant Concerns
The Gujarat government today mandated RT-PCR testing for travellers landing at the airport from a host of countries, including South Africa, as growing concern over the new Covid variant Omicron takes over the globe.
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Highly Infectious C.1.2 Strain Leads To Changed Rules At Mumbai Airport
Mumbai's civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made RT-PCR tests mandatory for international passengers arriving at the city airport from September 3 after the discovery of a new strain of the coronavirus - C.1.2.
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Karnataka Makes RTPCR Test Must For Those Coming From Maharashtra, Kerala
After the second Covid wave ebbed, Karnataka had relaxed many curbs. But a steep spike in new Covid cases has been reported in the past few days. The state government has now made a negative RT-PCR test a must for those entering from the two states.
