RT-PCR testing for all NRIs returning to Kerala will be mandatory to check for genetic variations of the coronavirus. People coming to Kerala from abroad will have free COVID-19 testing, state Health Minister KK Shailaja said at a press conference on Friday. RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) tests for …
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Written by Sanjana Bhalerao, Tabassum Barnagarwala | Mumbai | December 2, 2020 7:59:41 am Maharashtra government rules imply that passengers arriving from all four states at the airport must bring a negative report from an RT-PCR test performed 72 hours prior to arrival. (Express file photo) In the week since …
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The number of RT-PCR tests in Delhi outpaced rapid antigen tests for the first time, the Center said. New Delhi: For the first time, the number of RT-PCR tests in Delhi exceeded the number of rapid antigen tests, while more than 3.7 lakh people were surveyed as part of efforts …
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The world’s first Covid-19 home test was approved (for emergency use) by the US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday. Performed by Lucira Health, this is a molecular test that is relatively inexpensive (according to the company’s website, it will cost less than $ 50) and quick (30 minutes). The …
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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory for the use of the FELUDA paper strip test, the first test developed in the country for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) based on the CRISPR gene editing tool. / Cas-9, which is likely to hit the market within a month. …
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In Dispatch 156, I wrote about why it didn’t make sense to use rapid antigen tests all the time, or to rely too much on them, as Delhi is still. In short, these tests return too many false negative results (identifying an infected person as not infected) to be reliable. …
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