India’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) count reached 93,92,919 on Sunday after 41,810 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active cases stands at 4.53.956, while 88.02.267 people have been cured or discharged. The country also recorded 496 new deaths due …
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The number of daily cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India fell further to 30,548 on Monday, according to the Union Ministry of Health update at 8 a.m. The national count is 8,845,127. There have been 435 recent deaths, bringing the death toll to 130,070, data from the Health Ministry …
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More tests (9.66 million as of Tuesday night) than any other state except Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The use of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests alone, unlike UP and Bihar, which have largely used rapid antigen tests. Around 127,000 tests per million population. These are some of the …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 27, 2020 2:45:08 pm A medical worker collects a sample to test for Covid-19 in New Delhi. (Express photo: Abhinav Saha) The government of Maharashtra has further reduced the prices of Covid-19 tests, which will now cost less than 1,000 …
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International passengers taking their flights from Delhi airport will soon be able to get tested for Covid-19 just before their departure, the Genestrings Diagnostic Center, which operates the testing laboratory at the airport, said on Saturday. The Covid-19 testing facility, which began operating on September 12 at Delhi Airport, is …
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New Delhi: The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, can stay on human skin for nine hours, much longer than flu viruses, according to a study. The influenza A virus (IAV), by contrast, remained viable on human skin for nearly two hours, the researchers said, including those at the Kyoto Prefectural …
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The Indian Council of Medical Research approved another coronavirus RT-PCR diagnostic kit made in India for use. Dubbed the GlobalTM Diagnostic Kit, it has been developed by Equine Biotech, a startup founded by a faculty member of the Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc). The test takes about an hour and …
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Written by Abhishek De | New Delhi | Updated: September 20, 2020 5:55:15 pm Covid-19 testing in progress at the MHADA colony of Maharashtra Nagar in Mumbai (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty) An accurate and inexpensive Paper test strip for Covid-19 in less than 30 minutes it has been approved …
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Medical prescription is not mandatory for those who want to undergo voluntary COVID-19 testing in the national capital, the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday. The rule will apply to the RT / PCR test to detect COVID-19 infection. People need to submit Aadhaar card details to check Delhi address, …
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