COVID-19 testing
- India
How Delhi collects samples for Covid testing on daily basis?
New Delhi: Every evening, the Delhi government releases data on fresh Covid cases detected in the last 24 hours. What is the procedure that it follows? As per the health officials, the…
- Telangana
Telangana govt permits vaccination for above 18 years in private hospitals
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Tuesday permitted COVID-19 vaccination for people above 18 years in private hospitals. The private hospitals which have designated private COVID-19 vaccination centres in the state can no…
- India
At-home COVID-19 testing kits to be available in 3-4 days: ICMR
New Delhi: At-home COVID-19 tests should be available in the market in the next three to four days, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Thursday. While speaking at a…
- Photos
COVID-19 testing in Delhi
New Delhi: A health worker, wearing protective gear, uses an oximeter to measure blood oxygen level during a COVID-19 testing camp at Vijay Ghat slum area, in New Delhi, Saturday, Dec. 5,…
- Top Stories
Telangana fresh COVID-19 hit lowest in months as testing dips
Hyderabad: Fresh COVID-19 cases in Telangana touched its lowest in months, with 502 cases taking the total tally to nearly 2.58 lakh, the state government said on Monday. The dip in the…
- World
New testing method can diagnose COVID-19 in just 30 minutes, study finds
Seoul: Scientists have developed a new method that allows anyone to easily and quickly detect COVID-19 in just 30 minutes, and is as accurate as the current PCR diagnostic test. The SENSR technology…
- India
Testing of COVID samples in TN hits new high
Chennai: Single-day COVID-19 tests in Tamil Nadu hit a new high on Friday with 94,877 samples, while 5,679 cases took the tally to 5,69,370, the state health department said. Seventy-two more fatalities pushed…
- India
2.39 crore COVID tests conducted in India in August: MoHFW
New Delhi: India conducted 2.39 crore COVID-19 tests in August, of which 1.24 crore were done using rapid antigen kits, the government said on Sunday. Till September 18, a total of 6,17,33,533 tests…
- India
Delay in testing led to rise in COVID-19 deaths in Palghar
Palghar: Delay in testing and admission of critical patients has led to an increase in the COVID-19 death toll in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, collector Dr Kailash Shinde said on Wednesday. In an…
- News
No eid prayer in Eidgah for Bakrid; Up to 50 allowed in mosques: Karnataka govt
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has allowed Eid-ul-Azha prayers only in mosques that too with a maximum of 50 people at a time and said mass prayers at Eidgah and other places are…
