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  Maharashtra: Aurangabad hospitals mandate RT-PCR test before surgeries

  India | May 03, 2022 14:04 IST

  The district administration has also decided to issue show-cause notices to heads of 10 health centres to explain the low COVID-19 vaccination percentage there, the collector's release said.

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  Children under 5 years of age exempted from COVID-19 tests upon arrival in India

  India | November 14, 2021 7:13 IST

  The Health Ministry said that the guidelines for international arrivals in India have been reviewed in view of increasing vaccination coverage across the globe and the changing nature of the pandemic.

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  UP mandates negative RT-PCR report for those coming from states with high positivity rate

  India | July 19, 2021 7:50 IST

  Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh recorded 56 new cases and 69 recoveries in the last 24 hours. The decision to make RTPCR report mandatory comes amid a high positivity rate in some cities of Maharashtra and Kerala.

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  UP: Kashi Vishwanath temple mandates COVID-19 test report for devotees as cases surge

  India | April 14, 2021 14:10 IST

  Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday reported the highest-ever single-day spike of 18,021 coronavirus cases and 85 deaths, a senior official said. With this, the state's infection tally stands at 7,23,582 and the death toll at 9,309.

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  Containment zone not strictly followed, RTPCR decreasing: Centre tells Chattisgarh

  India | April 12, 2021 8:03 IST

  The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written a letter to the Government of Chhattisgarh which says containment zone is not strictly followed and RTPCR tests are also decreasing in the state.

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  Mumbai airport cuts RT-PCR test rate by 30% to Rs 600

  India | April 02, 2021 21:12 IST

  The revised charges, which are in line with the latest directives from the Maharashtra government, are effective from April 1, CSMIA said in a statement on Friday.

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  Assam govt says COVID tests at airports, railway stations to continue

  India | February 27, 2021 7:15 IST

  Meanwhile, the state reported 30 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 2,17,484. The death toll remained at 1,091 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported in the period.

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  Uttarakhand cuts COVID tests' costs. Check new prices of RT-PCR, RAT

  India | January 22, 2021 12:02 IST

  Uttarakhand government on Friday announced that the costs of Covid-19 tests -- RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Tests have been reduced for the public.

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  Biden launches 100 days mask challenge; makes COVID test, quarantine mandatory for entering US

  World | January 22, 2021 10:35 IST

  US President Joe Biden has signed a series of executive orders to address COVID-19 challenges, including making coronavirus test followed by quarantine mandatory for all travellers coming from overseas.

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  Haryana govt reduces cost of RT-PCR test to Rs 499

  India | January 19, 2021 19:38 IST

  This is the sixth time the Haryana government has reduced the price for COVID-19 testing through the Reverse Transcription- Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) at private laboratories.

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  China blocks 2 WHO team members after failed Covid test

  World | January 15, 2021 8:49 IST

  China blocked two members of the 13-member international team from travelling to the epicentre of the pandemic after they failed the coronavirus antibody test in Singapore.

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  RT-PCR test mandatory for UK returnees to Karnataka

  India | January 10, 2021 8:24 IST

  Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar said on Saturday that all UK returnees will have to undergo RT-PCR test on arrival, for which necessary arrangements are in place.

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  New coronavirus strain: Self-paid RT-PCR test mandatory for UK flyers from January 8

  India | January 02, 2021 16:33 IST

  Passengers travelling from the United Kingdom to India from January 8 to 31 will now be subjected to mandatory self-paid RT-PCR test at the airport, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

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  Yogi Adityanath launches app to locate free COVID test centres

  India | December 05, 2020 22:52 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday launched a mobile application that gives users the locations of free COVID test centres within a radius of five kilometres in the state. 

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  Odisha govt caps price of RT-PCR test at Rs 400, cheapest in the country

  India | December 02, 2020 13:50 IST

  The coronavirus tests will be conducted by private laboratories under the supervision of the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) Bhubaneswar following the ICMR guidelines on the testing protocols, the notification reads.

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  Gujarat govt slashes RT-PCR test price to Rs 800

  India | December 01, 2020 15:19 IST

  The Gujarat government on Tuesday capped the price of the RT-PCR tests conducted by private labs for COVID-19 at Rs 800. So far, people had to shell out Rs 1,500 for the Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction test, considered the most accurate worldwide. 

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  Kejriwal issues directives to reduce price of RT-PCR test in Delhi

  India | November 30, 2020 12:44 IST

  Meanwhile, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has increased the number of ICU beds to 500 in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Covid Hospital at Delhi Cantonment, an official statement said on Sunday.

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  Rajasthan to cut price of RT-PCR test in private labs to Rs 800

  India | November 28, 2020 19:13 IST

  The Rajasthan government will bring down the cost of the RT-PCR test in private labs to Rs 800 soon.

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  COVID-19 in Delhi: 3.7 lakh surveyed, first time RT-PCR tests more than antigen tests

  India | November 22, 2020 11:26 IST

  For the first time, the number of RT-PCR tests in Delhi has exceeded the number of rapid antigen tests, while over 3.7 lakh people have been surveyed as part of the efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus in the national capital, the Union Home Ministry said on Sunday.

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  Noida: Health teams conduct random COVID-19 tests on Metro passengers travelling from Delhi

  India | November 19, 2020 14:23 IST

  The drive was initiated by the district administration and Health Department to prevent the spread of corona infections, following instructions by District Collector Suhas LY.