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- India
Random COVID-19 testing of international arriving passengers begins at Delhi airport
New Delhi: The random coronavirus testing of international arriving passengers started at Delhi airport on Saturday as the authorities step up measures to prevent the possible spread of the infection in the country.…
- Middle East
Qatar to end pre-arrival COVID test starting November
Doha: Qatar made an exception on Wednesday for those coming from abroad who will not need to undergo COVID-19 PCR and Rapid Antigen tests prior to travel, starting Tuesday, November 1. Qatari…
- World
Brazil removes Covid testing requirement for fully vaccinated travellers
Brasilia: Brazil has removed the requirement of presenting a negative Covid-19 test for fully vaccinated travellers arriving by plane, a state news agency report said. Only unvaccinated travellers will be required to…
- Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad incubated startup launches ‘home’ COVID-19 tests
Hyderabad: City-based startup ReaGene Innovations Pvt Ltd, incubated at the University of Hyderabad (UoH), has developed two diagnostic tests ELISA and FAST FLOW SPOT to detect neutralising activity of samples in response…
- Chennai
Chennai Corporation to increase Covid testing to 30K per day
Chennai: As Covid-19 cases are increasing in Chennai, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will ramp up testing from 22,000 to 30,000 per day. GCC commissioner Gagan Singh Bedi has issued a circular stating…
- India
TN: 2 passengers test positive for COVID, genome reports awaited
Chennai: Two passengers, who arrived at the Tiruchirapalli airport and Chennai airport from Singapore and the UK have tested Covid positive. The swab samples of these two passengers were sent for genome sequencing…
- World
Cheaper COVID-19 tests in place for vaccinated travellers to England
London: Fully vaccinated travellers returning to England from countries not on the travel ban red list can use a COVID-19 negative Lateral Flow Test (LFT) instead of the more expensive Polymerase Chain…
- Middle East
UAE: Unvaccinated govt staff asked to take PCR test every 2 days
Abu Dhabi: The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) has issued a circular asking those government officials who have not received the COVID-19 vaccine in the United Arab Emirates to undergo…
- Offbeat
Sydney shop gives out pizza to people lining up for COVID-19 tests
Sydney: A pizza shop in Sydney is giving out free slices to people lining up to get tested for Covid-19 across the city. When Glen Mezei, owner of Site Pizza Bar located in…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Mysuru reports first case of Delta Plus variant of COVID-19
Bengaluru: Mysuru has reported the first case of Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 in Karnataka, and the infected person is asymptomatic and none of his contacts have contracted the virus, Health Minister…
- Hyderabad
Single dose enough for those infected by COVID-19: AIG study
Hyderabad: A single dose of vaccine is sufficient for those already infected by COVID-19, claimed a study by Hyderabad’s AIG Hospitals. The hospital announced on Monday that it conducted a study on…
- Top Stories
Global ‘hot spots’ where new COVID may emerge identified
New Delhi: Global land-use changes through human settlement, agricultural expansion and livestock production are creating hot spots favourable for coronavirus-carrying bats, and where conditions are ripe for diseases to jump from the…
- Health
COVID-19 test results: what you need to know to understand them
By Gabriel Recchia, Research Associate, Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication, University of Cambridge London: (The Conversation) Testing has been vital during the pandemic. Negative COVID-19 test results have allowed people…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 3,308 COVID-19 cases, 21 deaths
Hyderabad: Telangana on Saturday reported 3,308 COVID-19 cases taking the tally to over 5.51 lakh cases while the death toll was 3,106 with 21 casualties, said a bulletin. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation…
- India
Reducing testing rate could lead to COVID-19 third wave, says expert
Bengaluru: Karnataka Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) member on COVID-19 and the president of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association Dr HM Prasanna on Thursday said that the number of COVID-19 tests conducted…
