Covid Tests
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COVID-19: No plan to make RT-PCR testing mandatory at airports so far, say Health Ministry sources
India | Dec 21, 2023, 06:50 PM ISTCOVID-19 update: States have been urged to ensure effective compliance of the detailed operational guidelines for revised surveillance strategy for COVID-19 shared by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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China removes COVID-19 testing for travellers in apparent bid to revive deteriorating economy
World | Aug 28, 2023, 05:26 PM ISTUnder China's 'zero COVID' policy, people were trapped inside offices and apartment buildings and most citizens were prevented from travelling abroad, amid full-city lockdowns.
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COVID-19: Uttar Pradesh govt makes testing mandatory for international passengers
Uttar Pradesh | Apr 09, 2023, 07:18 AM ISTThe Uttar Pradesh government has also directed the authorities concerned to perform genome sequencing on the samples that have tested positive for coronavirus.
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COVID-19: 'RT-PCR test mandatory for international passengers from China', says Mansukh Mandaviya
India | Dec 25, 2022, 01:45 PM ISTCOVID-19 India update: Two per cent of passengers arriving in each international flight will be subject to random coronavirus testing at airports from Saturday.
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US FDA authorises first COVID diagnostic test using breath samples
World | Apr 15, 2022, 07:54 AM ISTFDA said the device was 91.2% accurate at identifying positive test samples and 99.3% accurate at identifying negative test samples.
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COVID-19 testing in 30 seconds, hand-held apparatus gives 90% accurate results
Health | Apr 09, 2022, 06:38 PM ISTThe newly developed 30-second test for COVID-19 infection is 90 per cent accurate. It could transform public health officials' ability to quickly detect and respond to the coronavirus, or the next pandemic.
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No more mandatory rapid RTPCR tests for Indian travellers headed to Dubai | Details
India | Feb 22, 2022, 08:13 PM ISTAn advisory issued by the Dubai Airport updated the travel requirements for passengers from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
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Mandatory Covid testing to be discontinued at airports, railway stations in Assam from tomorrow
India | Feb 14, 2022, 03:49 PM ISTOn Sunday, Assam's fresh Covid-19 cases dropped by over 54 per cent in a day with 79 more people testing positive for the infection, while four more persons died due to the virus, the National Health Mission (NHM) said.
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AIIMS Delhi discontinues Covid testing prior to inpatient hospitalization, surgeries
India | Feb 09, 2022, 05:10 PM ISTThe development comes in view of a significant reduction in Covid cases in the national capital.
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In Delhi, RT-PCR to cost Rs 300, home collection fixed at Rs 500
India | Jan 20, 2022, 08:40 PM ISTThe maximum rate of the Covid test at private laboratories is now fixed at Rs 300. For RT-PCR samples collected from home, Rs 500 is the fixed amount.
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Scientists develop Covid diagnosis using AI-based X-rays with 98% accuracy, may replace PCR tests
Science | Jan 20, 2022, 05:22 PM ISTThe technology developed by experts at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), is capable of accurately diagnosing Covid-19 in just a few minutes -- far more quickly than a PCR test, which typically takes around 2 hours -- and with 98 per cent accuracy.
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Joe Biden to double free COVID tests, add masks to fight omicron variant
World | Jan 14, 2022, 08:07 AM ISTBiden acknowledged that, “I know we’re all frustrated as we enter this new year” as virus cases reach new heights. But he insisted that it remains “a pandemic of the unvaccinated.”
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Do at-home COVID-19 tests detect the omicron variant?
Health | Jan 05, 2022, 03:43 PM ISTGovernment scientists have been checking to make sure the rapid tests still work as each new variant comes along. And this week, the Food and Drug Administration said preliminary research indicates they detect omicron, but may have reduced sensitivity.
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Rapid PCR, RT-PCR test rates slashed at Chennai airport | Check revised prices
India | Dec 08, 2021, 05:14 PM ISTAfter the Omicron variant had surfaced, both the Central and State governments have made it mandatory for passengers reaching from at-risk countries to undergo RT-PCR tests and random checks of two percent for the total flight passengers arriving from non-at-risk countries as well.
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Omicron Scare: Maharashtra reduces RT-PCR, N95 masks rate | Check revised prices
India | Dec 06, 2021, 07:58 PM ISTThe state also reduced the rates of N95 masks from Rs 49 to Rs 14.
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Mumbai airport cuts Rapid PCR test price. Check out new rate
India | Dec 04, 2021, 07:18 PM ISTThe reduced RT-PCR test charges will help passengers to avail the COVID-19 test at a minimal cost and enable them a safe and secured travel, the private airport operator added.
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Negative RT-PCR report must for all domestic passengers arriving at Mumbai airport: BMC
India | Dec 01, 2021, 06:59 PM ISTThe Mumbai Airport operator to communicate to all domestic Airlines that they shall not board, ordinarily, any passenger for landing in Mumbai without RT-PCR test with negative result taken within 72 hours of departure, the directive said.
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Kerala: RT-PCR not mandatory for children to enter Sabarimala temple
India | Nov 27, 2021, 03:07 PM ISTAs per an order, dated November 26, parents and adults, who are accompanying the little devotees, shall ensure that they carry soaps, sanitizers and mask and adhere to social distancing norms.
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Germany reintroduces free COVID tests amid rising cases
World | Nov 14, 2021, 01:02 PM ISTIn the wake of the upcoming 4th wave, RKI is stressing about establishing stringent restrictions on public life.
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Travelling to UP? Passengers from abroad, Kerala, Maharashtra, other states to be screened for Covid
India | Oct 29, 2021, 10:19 AM ISTEven as Uttar Pradesh's own active cases continue to hover around the 100-mark, the chief minister has asked officials not to show any laxity.