[ad_1] NEW DELHI: With states complaining that newly acquired rapid test kits were giving misleading and inaccurate results, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday informed all states to stop using the antibody test for Covid- 19 for two days until their teams investigated the operation of the …
Read More »South Korean company begins producing Covid-19 rapid test kits in India on a large scale after the Chinese were found to be defective
[ad_1] New Delhi: A South Korean-based company has established an Indian subsidiary in Manesar de Haryana and launched five lakh antibody rapid test kits now available for use as the coronavirus pandemic continues. SD Biosensor, which started production from its Manesar facility with a capacity to produce 5,00,000 rapid test …
Read More »Coronavirus testing in India: ICMR asks states not to use rapid test kits for 2 days | India News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Amid complaints about faulty rapid test kits, the Indian Council of Medical Research advised states Tuesday not to use them for the next two days, saying it will issue a notice after their kits take to carry out the field validation of these equipment. At the daily …
Read More »Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE updates: Rajasthan stops using rapid test kits due to inaccurate results
[ad_1] He said 168 tests were done through rapid test kits. The kits were also used to evaluate patients who have already tested positive for coronaviruses in PCR-based tests and the result was also negative in their case, which the minister said raised questions about the credibility of these kits. …
Read More »Coronavirus outbreak: States opt for ‘rapid tests’ as India rules out calibrated approach, but doubts remain over efficacy
[ad_1] When it comes to fighting the new coronavirus, more and more states in India are opting for “rapid tests” instead of traditional swab-based procedures, despite controversy surrounding their effectiveness, to dramatically increase the rate Of the tests. and evaluate more people with fewer symptoms. This after South Korea, which …
Read More »Coronavirus | Preparing for a rapid increase in cases, says government
[ad_1] With the national COVID-19 death toll touching 273 and the number of positive cases reaching 8,447 on Sunday, the Union Health Ministry said India is preparing for a possible exponential increase in cases. “We would prefer to be too cautious and too prepared,” said a ministry official, admitting that …
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